Sep 1, 2011 - Brattleboro, VT

Today there are pictures to post. We drove south into Brattleboro for lunch and to look around. Our first chore was to find a Walgreen's to get prescriptions refilled. Then, we found a parking deck downtown and went to Kipling's Restaurant and Pub. Rudyard Kipling lived here for 4 years. He wrote Jungle Book and Captains Courageous while he lived here. The pub was small but very nice. We were the only dining customers for a while. Two "regulars" were sitting at the bar, nursing beers. One of them lives in senior citizen housing. He had been...

Aug 31, 2011 - Brattleboro, VT

We talked to the campground in New Lyme, CT, this a.m. and found out that they do not have electricity and will probably not have it until Friday. The manager told us he would refund our depost and we started looking for someplace to be for tonight and tomorrow night. We decided on the KOA in Brattleboro, Vermont. John identified a road that would allow us to avoid the construction we had heard about on I91. But, based on our previous day's experience, we opted to stay on the expressways as much as possible. We drove north from Copake on...

Sep 20, 2010 - Homeward Bound

Well, as much as we’d like to stick around New Hampshire, we had to start our migration south this morning. Usually, I’m jumping up and down ready to go, but not today. I was a little sad to leave this wonderful place. I’m sure I wouldn’t feel that way with the coming of the first snowflakes, but for the two months we’ve been here, it has been fabulous. I think in all this time I have failed to mention our campground. We stayed about 5 miles east of Gorham in Timberland Camping Area. Dave and Laurie, our hosts, do a fantastic job making...

Jul 26, 2010 - Brattleboro, VT to Freeport, Maine

We were going to to to a Maple Syrup Farm, but it was closed so we headed on down the road to Freeport, Maine. It is a whole city of outlet stores. Tried to stop and get some new shoes, but the stores didn't open till 10 AM. So off we went again. We stopped at Bar Harbor, Maine. Stayed at the Bar Harbor Campground. After we set up we went to the Acadia National Park and drove to the top of Mt Cadillac, named after an explorer not the car. You could see 360 degrees, all the surrounding area. The mountain was solid granite. We had a lobster...

Jul 25, 2010 - Leaving Plymouth to Brattleboro, VT

We left Plymouth this AM about 10:45, kinda late. I worked on labeling my photos and we made good time, except when we changed highways outside of Leomister,MA. Rude drivers wouldn't let us change lanes and had to drive 7 miles before getting back on at the same place. Stopped for fuel and headed back down the road. We are staying at Brattleboro KOA, real nice place. Walked to "Walker's Farm" for sweet corn, cukes, watermelon, plums and peaches. Beautiful nursery/farm. Tomorrow we are going to a Maple Syrup Farm. They won't be making any...

Sep 28, 2009 - To Southern Vermont

It rained pretty steadily overnight but we were glad to awake to a dry morning. It’s never much fun to disconnect utilities and hook up the car in the rain. Joe likes to do some of that prep the day before we leave. With one last check on email, it was time to stow the satellite dish…oh, oh, dish won’t stow with the stow command from the computer. Joe suspected debris and pine needles were the culprits so a couple of trips to the roof and the dish was down. We were ready to go. We had a short ride, 150 miles roughly to southern Vermont. So...

Jul 7, 2009 - Oh Look - It's Raining!

We knew it wouldn't last. In the middle of the night, the familiar ping-ping of rain hitting the roof started once again. This morning, the blue sky tried to peek out, but it was soon overtaken by dark clouds. -- We dashed over to a produce stand we saw next door to the campground and picked up some nice tomatoes, corn and more big, black cherries. I don't know where the cherries are coming from, but they sure are beautiful. We managed to eat the entire bag before dinner. -- We also headed towards town to the market to replenish...

Jul 6, 2009 - Lazy Summer Days

We have enjoyed a couple of kick back days in camp. Yesterday was "nanner nanner" day, when John tells everyone that as they pack up and leave to go back to work/school. It's a wonder someone hasn't popped him one yet, but they all take it with good humor. The park was almost empty last night except for us. Today, a few new people have come in but the park is still about two-thirds empty. It is now an RV park instead of a campground as the families leave and us old fogies take charge. -- The weather has been just about perfect for the past...

Jul 4, 2009 - Happy Birthday America!

Is there anything better than to just be able to kick back and enjoy the peace and quiet of a beautiful day? I don't think so. I was telling John this morning that this is the first 4th of July that I actually know some of the history of the birth of our great nation, thanks to our travels over the past year. We really do live in the greatest country and we feel so privileged to be able to live the life we do. -- This morning, I rose at the crack of 8 o'clock so that I would be ready to leave by 9 o'clock to go downtown for the parade that...

Jul 3, 2009 - Cherries and Churches

This morning, I was greeted with sunshine shining in the back window. It has been a long time since Mimi and I have enjoyed that. We decided to take advantage of the stop in the rain and do some more exploring of Vermont. John had mapped out a car tour that would take us through more of the beautiful countryside. I packed a picnic lunch and we headed out the door around 9:30 am. (I don't always sleep in until 11, in spite of what John tells everyone :) -- We headed north from our campground and found Highway 30 which would wind through such...

Jul 2, 2009 - Exploring Brattleboro

This morning we were once again greeted by the rain. The wet weather is the top story on all of the news stations here on the east coast. They have had non-stop record rainfall where we have been and where we are headed. Everyone in the stores is talking about the rain and cool weather. And we love it!! -- This morning we stopped at the park office to pick up a map of Brattleboro. On Saturday, there is a parade scheduled and we wanted to scope out the town and find a good spot to watch it. Our campground is about six or seven miles north of...

Jul 1, 2009 - Small Town Vermont

Today was a travel day again and we headed southeast across another corner of Vermont. The rain stopped just long enough for our trip of about 100 miles. This part of Vermont is just as beautiful as the rest we explored the other day with lots of green corn fields and pretty little towns. We only had to go up and over one pass today as we followed highway 103 so it was an easy drive. -- Just before we reached the interstate near the New Hampshire border, we saw the Vermont Country Store, which is another "must see" place for me. At first...