I am finally home! What a wonderful thing to say. I arrived safely Sunday night and spent all Monday unpacking. Now that's a job in a half. [View Full Entry]

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Talk about a brutal trip home. Much in the spirit of Homer, we began our Odyssey with no idea of what lay ahead for us, and in the end, it was a long journey home, and the truth is, we weren't sure when we'd get back to Hartland. The trip really began on Friday, when we left Rome. We bid adieu to SuiteDreams hotel, and give it a big thumbs up for comfort, quiet, hospitality, and especially warmth. We really enjoyed staying there, the rooms were clean and hip/modern, the internet was free, the movies were available to anyone to watch, [View Full Entry]

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Greetings, blog subscribers! It's been a while, but now it's time for an update: Since returning home from our trip last spring, we've never stopped thinking about our experiences and how we might someday return to Southeast Asia. A plan is in the works, and we thought we'd let you know about it. 114 days to go!!! On February 23rd, Jaz and I will leave for a two-month trip. We will spend most of that time in Siem Reap, Cambodia, doing volunteer work for the Ponheary Ly Foundation. Plane tickets have been purchased, inexpensive guest-house accommodations have been arranged, an [View Full Entry]

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As I sit here writing this there is glorious sunshine streaming through the window. But that wasn't the case the other day when we had our first taste of snow. It was great to drive through the white mountains and see some of the great views. We have been trying to walk places but America really isn't designed for such things. For example Fiona had the idea the other day to walk to a 'local' information center, which took us about 3 hrs round trip! And to top it we didn't even get there as it began to rain! Fiona put [View Full Entry]

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Hi All My turn to write this blog! Well we made it out of Boston OK and have now arrived safely in Manchester, Vermont. It felt a bit sad to leave Boston as we were just beginning to get to know the place, but this is a roadtrip after all so it had to be done. We're staying in a little motel just outside of town. Though it is in amongst beautiful scenery of different coloured mountains and woodland it's best feature is that we have a bathroom all to ourselves, as opposed to sharing with all comers in Boston! Weather [View Full Entry]

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“Wither shall we flee from civilization, to take off the harness and ties of society, and rest for a season, from the restraints, the conventionalities of society … the strife’s and competition of life?" Samual H Hammond 1857 (said about the Adirondacks) Well, it has only been 10 days but it feels like 10 weeks. I have been doing lots of activities and travelling. Most of my trip won’t be this busy, but I knew the fall colours and the nature of Vermont would keep me busy as that is what I love to do most. Ok … for those people [View Full Entry]

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We started the morning doing business. Using the computer, we found a Walgreen's and a Bank of America and the auto place where the truck is getting an oil change tomorrow. Off we set.The map we had of the local towns was confusing and not to scale, so we were thrown off right away. We did find the auto place. Then we tried to find the B of A, but ended up close to the Walgreen's, so we started there. Then we got better directions to the hospital. We drove up and down the street by the hospital looking for the [View Full Entry]

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Today we're moving north to another campground, so we started the day with Nancy up on the roof sweeping the leaves off the roof of the slide-out. As we drove along, Rich grew philosophical about gas prices. "How can a service station raise and lower the price of gas of what's already in his tanks and paid for? No new oil has been drilled for, refined, or shipped . It's a kind of collusion, not really supply and demand. The market is driving the prices? Is it really competition that one company raises prices so the other ones have to [View Full Entry]

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We started the day with a visit to an ophthalmologist. Nancy's right eye was having a change in vision. There were little hairlike strings floating around and flashes of light on the right edge of her peripheral vision, both symptoms of a possible retinal tear. So, to rest our minds, we went to the doctor. After a VERY thorough exam, he assured us that there were no tears and that everything was fine. This is the part we hate to hear: "As a normal part of aging..." the gel in the eye gently pulls away from the retina, causing these symptoms. [View Full Entry]

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Well, they all had to go back home to New York City for Vivian's uncle's birthday party. Rowan got to swing on a swing and walk with grampa. Seth and Vivian had said, "Don't the leaves change every year?" Even they had to admit that they were slendid this year in Vermont. So they came to see the leaves and then they had to leave. :( After they left, Seth called to say that the light was perfect for pictures in the apple orchard, so we went right out to take pictures. He was so right! There are still wildflowers blooming [View Full Entry]

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