I wanted to take some time to summarize our trip, from the traveler's perspective. Also, attached to this post are some photo highlights from our trip. I highly recommend the village of Stowe, and Mt. Mansfield, for a ski vacation. For anyone who lives in a city, or is overrun with commercialization, advertising, and everything else that accompanies a fast-paced lifestyle, Stowe is a refuge. The village is flavored by plenty of old-style shops (like Stowe Mercantile) and plenty of old-world charm. From its quiet Main Street with Town Hall, Church, and Visitor's Center all in a ro [View Full Entry]

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January 8th, 2009 Today was our last full day in Stowe. It has been snowing like crazy all day and we have really been enjoying the town. We woke up slow to big heavy snowflakes falling outside our little home. Beautiful. We decided to go our to breakfast, but ended up not going far. Our legs were thankful for this. We went to the Colonial Cafe which is run by the Golden Eagle Lodge. Luke had french toast, with 4 ounces of Vermont maple syrup. Apparently your syrup portions are restricted here. I had a bagel and eggs. There were [View Full Entry]

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January 7th, 2009 Today was our last day skiing. With my calves nearly non-functional, and Jess' knee partially swollen, we started our day off with two bowls of medicine cabinet salad and decided to take it easy on the mountain today. Both of these "injuries" proved more-or-less harmless, as my calves were rendered unnecessary by the height of the ski boots (as anyone who has skied will agree, you can't really use your calves for skiing), and the swelling around Jess' knee actually helped to hold it in place. (quick note of excited personla accomplishment from Jess: "I got [View Full Entry]

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January 6th, 2009 Yeah so this morning we discovered that we skied 21 miles yesterday. Which as it turns out is a lot of miles. To say the least we were both feeling a little bit sore. Nothing too bad surprisingly. Luke's calf muscles were feeling tight as were my shins. We woke up slow and ate a big breakfast to get ready for our second day out. We got onto the mountain around 10:00am and headed up Spruce Peak to get started. We went down a bunch of different blue trails and had a blast! I was getting really [View Full Entry]

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January 5th, 2009 *Quick addendum to last night* Last night after logging our journal entry, we went for a walk around our lodge grounds at night. We had a snowball fight, made snow angels, and re-enacted the scene from Eternal Sunshine when they lied under the stars on the frozen lake. On our way back to the room, I ran off up a hill, and was pleasantly surprised to find sleds there! I called Jess up and we rode sleds at midnight! Dear Golden Eagle Lodge - that may be your most underrated amenity! So with that taken care of, [View Full Entry]

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January 4th, 2009 Today was our first full day in Vermont and it's not over yet. We spent the day exploring the town and getting used to the cold. Woke up to the beautiful view out our little deck area, and then decided to go for a walk to see the town. It was good to be able to enjoy the air after spending yesterday in the car. Our little home in the mountain is coincidentally on Mountain Rd/Vermont 108. We went to the lodges library and pool first to see what that is all about and then set out [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to our wanderings... "The journey has been incredible from its beginning." Sidney Poitier After spending several decades on an island in the South Pacific, the North Island of New Zealand, the urge to see over the horizon led Anthony to follow up on a longstanding dream. In 2007, he first ventured outside the South Pacific when he took a six month contract driving vans in Colorado, in the high country of the United States. In 2008, he ventured further, wandering across the States for several months, winding up in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. He worked [View Full Entry]

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January 3rd, 2009 Today we woke up and were greeted by 4" of fresh snow! Too bad our skiing destination was over 6 hours from where we were. We got out of bed and enjoyed a delicious breakfast prepared by Jess' aunt and uncle. After a cup of tea, I went out to clean off the car and get us re-packed. I loaded up the car, and with a little help from Jess' uncle, we got rolling out the driveway and we were off on our way. Stowe, here we come! The snow made us both very smiley, and we were [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to our travels! This trip begins in Mohnton, Pa, will make a quick stop in Cincinnatus, Ny to catch up with some family and then we are headed to Stowe, Vermont for a week of skiing and exploring. January 2nd, 2009 We still weren't ready to ski yet. I was still in need of gloves, ski poles (slightly important), and a mask, and Luke needed boots. Yeah we realized we were leaving for New York, but things always work out in the end. We got the car all packed and headed out to Buckman's to get the last of our [View Full Entry]

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But the true travellers are they who depart For departing's sake; with hearts light as balloons, They never swerve from their destinies, Saying continuously, without knowing why: 'Let us go on!' Charles Baudelaire [View Full Entry]

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