I learned alot today about Vermont....want to guess what? No it wasn't that it has a great place in history-one of the 13 original colonies, the "Green Mountain" boys hailed from Vermont and played a huge part in our country winning it's freedom from England. No it wasn't that....covered bridges? No I don't think so....mountains and ski areas....no of course not I already knew that...hmmmm was it the slogan "Live Free or Die!" No, wait a minute that was New Hampshire. Cheese, cows, milk, maple syrup....? No none of those....I remember now, don't ever get lost in Vermont cause they don't have signs for attractions, restaurants, ski areas, parks or highways!!! I shared on FB how I asked the lady in a store we were in where this Gorge was we both wanted to see. She told me it was just 1/4 of a mile down the road and I thanked her. Then I asked her why Vermont doesn't have signs for attractions, I thought maybe it was an environmental thing, you know nothing to mar the beautiful scenery like unsightful "signs". Her response, "We live here and know where it is!" Okay, that shut my mouth. Again I just thanked her and moved on to something else.
We have found out that our new car turns around in some very small areas!! Streets in Vermont only go north and south, there are no thru streets that go east and west. Ask Denny he pulled into more driveways thinking he was going around the block BUT there were NO blocks!!! Only streets going one way off the main street. It really got comical after awhile. :)
Parking lots in Vermont are approximately 10% smaller than any normal size parking area and it is usually uphill or downhill!! And like most other places they try to fit way too many cars into a very small space.
The other thing we learned today was that there aren't a whole lot of places to eat breakfast. The restaurants that do serve breakfast are hidden somewhere, we never did find any. We stumbled upon a Bed and Breakfast that was offering breakfast and had a very enjoyable meal there, but tomorrow the search will continue. I asked the waitress at the "mom and pop" place we ate at tonight and they don't serve breakfast and it's the only restaurant in town!!! So we search for another place to eat breakfast tomorrow. It is beginning to look like the "quest" that we are on is not to see New England but to find a place to eat Breakfast. :))
Frustrating as it was we did get to see most of what we wanted to see today. Starting off at 9:40 this morning at the Ben and Jerry factory tour. As our day was going the only thing we got to see them do on the production floor was clean up the mess from their Tira Misu ice cream overflowing and spilling onto the floor as it was being packaged!!! It again was too funny. And it was quite a mess. They use the spilled ice cream mixture to feed cows...they mix it with their other food!!
The best part of the tour was the taste lab where we got to try some ice cream at 9:40 in the morning. Not complaining ice cream is good any time of day and Ben and Jerry's is always so much better.
All and all we had a great day crossed the border between Vermont and NH several times on the scenic route we took north. Loved the little towns we have gone through. The white churches and village greens. So many beautiful old homes and Bed and Breakfasts. Lots of barn art on beautiful old red barns. We have ended up in Franconia near the base of Mt. Washington. It truly is a beautiful country but many of the small towns are crowded with people. Shopping, art festivals, etc. I know why they call the mountains here the "Green Mountains" they really are beautiful and so very green. It must be breathtaking here in the fall when all those leaves turn colors.
We are heading to Maine tomorrow. We figure about a 4 hour drive and we will be in or around Bar Harbor and I will have my first of many lobster dinners!!!
The weather has been great 70-80 during the day and much cooler at night. Nice compared to the 90-100 weather back home.
One other stop....we found Littleton Coin Company! Denny does business with them and we ended up in their showroom and made some purchases. He REALLY liked that stop and left with a huge smile on his face!!! :)
Hope everyone is fine and trying to stay cool!!! I'll try and post more tomorrow.
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