Memories of Memorial Day Weekend

There are two types of extended holiday weekends - the ones that require hours in a car moving nowhere on traffic-choked roads, supposedly quick exits via train or plane, transiting from stations or airports with hordes of other harried passengers, with lots of advance planning of itineraries and activities and reservations, or the ones that are low-key, low-plan, ease into summer types.  The latter are infinitely more enjoyable, if far less glamorous ...