May 2, 2019 - We made it happen! And the journey continues.

We have come full circle. We are back in New England where we left 18 years ago. It's beautiful, cold and wet. Thank God Mazey is back with us, forcing me out to walk in the cold. I am discovering the beauty outside in this weather which I totally missed 18 years ago. Charlotte was wonderful. We met with Don's Uncle John and Aunt Terri the first Friday there. It was an awesome reunion. We were showered by their hospitality and love. We actually saw them twice in Charlotte as we spent Saturday before Easter with John and Terri and three of...

Jan 28, 2019 - Flight to Burlington

We had a nice continental breakfast at the Comfort Suites, and just hung around until checkout time. They held our luggage as our flight was not until about 5 pm. So we did some more walking, and had lunch at Chik Fil A. Yummy. We returned to the hotel and sat around reading for a bit, before shuttling back to the airport. We had good flights, but were delayed a few minutes at JFK. So we arrived in Burlington about 12:30 am. Tired!

Oct 13, 2018 - Burlington, Vermont

There is something seriously wrong with this official State of Vermont maple syrup sign. . Up early, and driving in the rain, we drove past Ottawa on our quest to get back to the USA. Lousy planning, I know, I wanted to spend a day or two in Ottawa, but our schedule is off, we should have left Minnesota a week or two ago. This was an exploratory trip on this northern route to New Hampshire, something we'll surely do again, and take more time doing it. . Arriving at U.S. Customs, we had the luck to have a young woman officer who was...

Oct 8, 2018 - Stowe and Ben and Jerry’s

Yesterday we worshipped with a group of Christians in Milton. They are a group of 20 or so. Today was our last day for touring! Our stops for today were all at the same interstate exit. Stowe is about 40 or so miles south of us. During our stop there, we enjoyed a leisure walk up and down both sides of the street lined with shops. Parking was free. From Stowe, we drove up the mountain to the Von Trapp Family Lodge. On a clear day, it would have been beautiful. After a brief stop there, we went to the Ben and Jerry’s Factory. It sits near...

Oct 6, 2018 - UVM Morgan Horse Farm

This is Columbus Day weekend and Canada’s Thanksgiving Day weekend. The campground is packed, and the roads are busy. We decided to steer clear of the high tourist areas. The plans had been to do a scenic drive, but the sky was gray. The decision was made to go to the University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm in Middlebury. As we traveled south on Highway 7, we had lovely views of the Adirondacks to our west. Lake Champlain separates NY and VT. We stopped at Vermont Flannel. “The Vermont Flannel Co.™ is a family-owned business, a husband and...

Oct 5, 2018 - Covered Bridges and Smugglers' Notch

The sun shone for the first time in six days! Woohoo! It was a perfect day for driving through the countryside and mountains of Vermont. Our day began with a quest for covered bridges. “Vermont is home to more than 100 covered bridges, boasting more covered bridges per square mile than any other U.S state. The bridges date from 1820 (the original Pulp Mill Bridge across Otter Creek in Middlebury), with most constructed during the mid and late 19th Century.” (https://www.vermontvacation.com/things-to-do/arts-and-heritage/covered-bridges)....

Oct 4, 2018 - Travel to Colchester, Vermont

Today was a travel day. Amazingly, it wasn’t raining. The clouds were thick though. We departed the campground about 10:30. The Vermont border was only 15 minutes north. There is no east - west interstate across Vermont so we traveled Highway 2 between I-93 and I-89. It turned out to be a lovely drive. The foliage was quite dramatic as we drove through the mountains. There were numerous small towns and communities. It was a good option. As we cleared the mountains, the fall colors disappeared. This is our last tour stop before heading...

Sep 24, 2018 - Quechdee Gorge to Brattleboro, VT

September 24, 2018 Today was sightseeing in both NH and VT. Drove down 12A in NH towards Cornish where we crossed the Connecticut River on the 1866 Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, one of the longest wooden bridges in the country. Windsor is the Birthplace of Vermont and where the Vermont constitution was adopted in 1777. This constitution was the first to prevent slavery and establish universal manhood suffrage! Vermont was admitted to the Union in 1791. Just up the street was the American Precision Museum which was fascinating. Windsor and...

Sep 23, 2018 - Woodstock, NH to Quechee Gorge, VT

September 23, 2018 Last night after dark we noticed a movie screen that had to have been at least 8 feet by 6 feet next to family tent behind us. They wanted to make sure the volume was not too loud! It truly was a sight to be seen. Awoke this morning to a picture-perfect NE fall day with sunshine and a crisp 45 degrees. (Overnight it dipped to 36 and our heater went on automatically.) We were toasty in our sleeping bag even though its rated only for 40 degrees. In NH our experience has been primarily the White Mountains which became a...

Aug 12, 2018 - Cow Palace

We did not purchase the campground WIFI so I went to Walmart to see about using theirs. They have a Dunkin Donuts there and had a small table to the side. I spent about an hour there early before they were busy and was able to upload all those photos from yesterday. That worked. We stayed at the Eagle today and Ray worked most of the day on the electrical. The fans for the bathrooms and kitchen just won’t work from the touch pads but do work manually. He’s very frustrated and I hope that M&M will be able to find the problem in January....

Aug 11, 2018 - Haskell Free Library

We saw some interesting things today, must be Vermont Wicked. First we went to the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line. As we approached there were garage sales all along the road and a festival was going on in the park. This is a building that is most unusual. It was built in 1908 and is right on the international border so that part for the library is in Canada and part in the US. We entered on the US side but crossed a line into Canada to get the the counter to pay for the tour. The library is ornate and there are 4 types...

Aug 10, 2018 - Derby

We had a beautiful day for driving and it was interstate that was helpful. It was very warm. We had a problem right out of Epsom, the lights came on in the Eagle and would not turn off. We stopped at the first rest area, I called M&M who referred me to AmericanTechnology - they make the switch pads. A man in technical support was on the phone for a long time with Ray working to get our issue resolved. Finally Ray was able to get those lights to go off and we were on our way. The drive through Franconia Notch was really scenic - the...