We were trying to walk around and explore the grounds, but it was so dark it was hard to see very far beyond the illuminated pathways. I pointed my camera in the direction of so REALLY loud frog noises and hit the double-frog jackpot. Two different kinds of frogs!
A couple of miles after the oil fields we stopped to gas up and ended up finding the best gas station mini mart in the entire world. If any of your friends from another country is visiting and wants to better understand America, you should probably just take them here. The place starts of with fancy bejeweled tchotchkes like these classy frogs.
Later that night, Meredith and I decided to drive all the way across the island to the touristy part to see if we could find any fun night life going on. (We didn't). We did, however, find several giant cartoon statues to take photos with. Including this giant frog...
On Tuesday, Leigh and I went to the new Chinese grocery store that opened up down the street from Sarah's apartment in the LES. You know you're in for a unique grocery shopping experience when the place has a giant plastic bin of assorted LIVE frogs right when you walk in the door. And the best part was that the frogs were only the opening act! It kept getting weirder the deeper into the store we went! So after the frog bin came the...
I hit the back office to grab Leigh and given a special "Happy Birthday / Sorry You're Going to Have to Live with Hippies in San Francisco" survival kit. She wrapped everything in a wicker basket that she explained was "perfect for dirty hippie picnics in the park with homeless people." Hahaha. (Bonus points awarded for the "Peace Frog" sticker and eagle-talon holding a crystal ball necklace.
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