Blogs from Burlington, Vermont, United States, North America

Up around 8am for a quick bite for breakfast and we said farewell to the Holiday Inn Express at North Conway and hit the road yet again. One thing about our Chrysler 300S is that it vibrates so badly at speeds of 40 mph, 55 mph and over 65 mph so I’m guessing it needs a wheel alignment or something and is so annoying I have just adjusted to drive at a speed where it is not so annoying but it’s always there and it’s not just the steering wheel where you feel it as we have a dozen water bottles on the floor of the back seat and they just shake rattle and roll all day long ! We just did not have any time in our schedule to consider going to Avis to swap ... read more

There's been plenty of ups and downs the past five weeks. I almost blogged yesterday but I had a last function to go to. For over 10 years we've had an annual July 4 getaway that fell apart. I tried to save, salvage it but it wasn't happening. Then I tried to do something small, for myself. That fell apart too. Little did I know it might have been flooded out! Two small things held up over the vacation. One was my first small cruise. The cruise itself was wonderful. The city it happens in, not so much. I thought it would be smart to get an early time slot so I was a little tired going in. Burlington needs to grow and the only way it can do that is down existing roads. Overstaying a ... read more

Geo: 44.4758, -73.2132Off again, hoping to get to Burlington.Lots of driving, girls were good. Get just past the border and stop at Goodrich's Maple Farm to learn about how they make Maple Syrup. Very interesting.Then stop at Cabot's which is a cheese making place.The next stop was very surprising....Ben and Jerry's Icecream. I know many of you have probably had it, but I figured it was just another icecream. We did the tour at $4 per person, cheap enough but the tour itself was quite lame. Having said that, the video they show you about how the company was started, and then later owned by the Vermont people and then their commitment to the community, world peace and sustainable ingredients was really inspiring. Two young hippy boys that wanted to save the world, created the company. ... read more

We travelled north to Burlington through the White Mountains on Friday 13th. As we climbed up to the mountains we encountered drizzle and rain but we stopped for a rest in Bethel a small town of 2000 people and had a snack in a sandwich shop. Quaint little business and we wondered how the owner makes a living out of it, as the passing traffic disappears and the weather closes in. Lovely fresh BLT with local coffee blend. Passed Middlesex and Grantham on the way. Making the hotel was quite straight forward after we had a poor start in Concord NH mainly as I did not listen to what I was being told by my map reader. The evening meal saw St Louis Ribs mixed with Montreal coleslaw?? Yes it was different perhaps sauerkraut in it? ... read more

Geo: 44.4758, -73.2132This morning we visited the ski jump and bobsled facilities at Lake Placid. It definitely gives you an appreciation for the guts that those athletes have when you are out on the jumps and tracks.From there, we headed to Burlington, Vermont. We crossed Lake Champlain on the ferry from Essex, NY to Charlotte, VT, and drove into Burlington. We stayed at a campground that is on Lake Champlain, and 2 miles from Burlington via bike path.We took the bike path to town this evening and got caught in a brief rainstorm. Had a great time meeting the locals at the marina bar, and dinner off of Church St. in the row of restaurants in downtown Burlington.... read more