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North America » United States » Vermont October 22nd 2017

Leaving Canada our 'plans' for the coming two weeks or so - the period up to our final week in Boston - is just to bimble about in New England with a rough intention of following the Fall leaf colours as they change, using Internet Leaf Watch Live reports to guide us. But, before leaving Canada we needed to book somewhere for our first night back in the US so that we had an address to give to US Border Control if asked. Not being sure how long we may be detained at the border, we had been held up for 4 hours at Niagara once before, we limited how far we targeted to go into New York State that first day back (Friday 13th!). We had booked a motel in Malone, barely an hour's drive ... read more
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North America » United States » Vermont » Stowe August 15th 2017

If you’re looking for a great North American skiing adventure, one that combines top-rated accommodations, perfect snow conditions, and gorgeous scenery, several destinations across the United States meet your needs. But you can’t beat the New England area, with its cold winters,for some of the best-known snowboarding locales. The state of Vermont is a great choice. Located along the border with Canada’s Quebec province to the north, New York to the west, Massachusetts to the south, and Maine to the east, Vermont is known for its lush autumn foliage, its pure maple syrup, and the Green Mountain range. Ranked the seventh coldest state in the U.S., Vermont is definitely ski and snowboard country. Stowe Mountain (stowe.com) Located just outside the town of Stowe, it gives visitors the option to ski two peaks: Mount Mansfield, one of ... read more

North America » United States » Vermont » Barre July 12th 2017

He's only been in the house 24 hours and we're learning about this new tiny animal so quickly. I think it was a huge help that both my teenagers have spent at least a day in the house he was born in so the smells are familiar. He's personality plus and I wonder how much Persian or Angora is in his dad. He seems to have a permanent case of fluff or the danger response. We had a cat like that. The hair doesn't lay down. It used to be as a kid when I got a new animal we were supposed to leave it alone in a room to get used to the new home. I couldn't have kept the teenagers away. The tiny kitten is a cuddle bug. He seems to need company. If ... read more
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North America » United States » Vermont » Burlington July 5th 2017

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
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North America » United States » Vermont » Burlington June 25th 2017

The weather report for today was bright and sunny in the morning with thundershowers in the afternoon, so we wanted to get an early start because we had lots to do before the rain came. I say we wanted to get an early start, but in reality it was Sunday morning, and our first stop - Ausable Chasm - is only 30 minutes away, so there is no point in getting on the road until 8:30. These are the things I told myself as I rolled over and caught a few extra zzz's this morning. So we had a quick breakfast, and headed out at 8:30, right on schedule. We even stopped along the way to gas up the bike since we knew 1 tank would last us all day. Our first stop was Ausable Chasm, ... read more
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Ausable Chasm - Rafting The Gorge

North America » United States » Vermont June 24th 2017

At 5:30 a.m. we officially began our cross country trip. Our first stop was in Rouses Point, NY to see our good friends Sonya and Norman, Kayla and Peyton Lague. The look on their faces when we pulled into their driveway was priceless. We certainly surprised them like we had hoped. After coffee, the Lague family gave us a warm send off and we headed for our first official stop...Niagara Falls, NY. We enjoyed seeing the falls from the various lookouts. After the falls, we decided to travel a little further so, we spent the night in a truck stop outside of Buffalo so we'd be ready to start the next morning for Nashville, Tennessee. Still trying to figure out how to post pictures.... read more
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North America » United States » Vermont » Manchester June 18th 2017

I should probably blog on this before I forget. I had a rough week-10 days, needed to take pressure off. There are some times you just need to runaway. Clear your head, even if only for a short while. Several times I tried to get out to Groton. This time I succeeded. I know it's smart to travel with a buddy but there was none to be had. I've rarely been alone in my life so it was scary. Among other things, I'm remembering how much I need some kind of a pet. It was so neat quietly watching a toad or frog singing. I've been coming up against a number of roadblocks on finding a pet to the point of where I've just prayed about it and little things have started happening. In the past ... read more
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North America » United States » Vermont » Quechee May 31st 2017

Part of me wanted to call this camp “our” camp. At a little over $100 a night to rent, it's a fraction of the cost of owning our own. Very recently we had reason to want this and part of me was looking the past couple years. But I'm not sure staying in a cabin in this state is an option anymore. I've tried a couple possibilities. I really didn't want to spend Memorial day weekend at home so I hunted and found a camping franchise I've used before, KOA. The last time we used one was 2001. We had our own accommodations, a Winnebago, to come across the country. I booked it clear back in November 2016 so they might have been turning people away. There was a “no vacancy” sign out front, like you ... read more
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North America » United States » Vermont » Stowe December 14th 2016

We stayed on a beautiful horse farm and explored the mountains!... read more

North America » United States » Vermont » Stowe October 25th 2016

As we were now half way through the trip most people were starting to run out of clean clothes to wear so it was decided that we needed to have a laundry day. Initially we were going to use the facilities at the hotel but after some advice from the main desk we were advised to head to a proper launderette. It turns out that the process was a little more confusing than first expected and we needed the help of the person running the launderette, it was pretty pricey to get everything we needed as well! When it came to the drying we thought one dryer would be enough however, it was nowhere enough and we needed 6 dryers going to finally dry all the clothes. Once all the laundry was done everyone else wanted ... read more
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