Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Up early and out the door by 7 am. Timing was perfect, we hit no commuter traffic to Buffalo and although at times it was a little congested we moved along at a very good pace. Interstate driving to Utica, NY then we took two "scenic" routes through the Adirondack Mts. Lots of Lakes we saw signs for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Got to actually SEE Lake 7 and 8. NY scenic routes leave much to be desired. Lots of trees and lots of cars on the side of the road for the hikers and bikers. But only two pictures were taken and if any of you have seen our previous vacation pictures you know two pictures just doesn't cut it :)

Because we had such a long trip we were hoping to see some stuff from the car in NY. That didn't happen. We did end up in Ticonderoga and got to see the Fort. We spent about an hour and a half walking around the fort, learning it's history and learning how to shoot a musket. We were able to take some really nice pictures of Lake Champlain, Fort Defiance and some other stronghold whose name escapes me at the moment. BUT our camera died....we were both supposed to remind each other to plug it in last night and we both forgot!!! So we have ONE picture of Lake Champlain taken from Fort Ticonderoga. BUMMER!!! I did take one on my phone of the militia taking down the flags and playing the fife and drum but that is it......

FYI--the battery is charging as I write this!!!!

We crossed Lake Champlain by ferry and headed north towards Burlington, VT. Beautiful country. Lots to see....the Green Mountains are beautiful and the little Norman Rockwell towns that we have seen so far are all that they are cracked up to be!!!

We both had some altercations with our GPS's. (We brought the old "b*&%$" with us cause the car one doesn't work while you are driving). Well better said, I don't speak the same language the car gps does, we have a classic "failure to communicate"

We wanted to go one way and the gps wanted us to go another and we WON....fighting with and inanimate object is not satisfying :(

Did some more crop inspecting but it was mostly stuff to feed the millions of dairy cows around the area. Lots of cows to give lots of milk to make all that Vermont Cheddar Cheese.

After almost 8 hours of driving we finally arrived in Burlington, VT (the way we wanted to go) and are all checked into the hotel and having pizza delivered to our room! That's right DELIVERED!!!! Love it!

Hopefully I'll have pictures tomorrow. We are planning on heading out to Waterbury to visit Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory and some other "Vermont" classic sites. I'll keep you informed. We are having a great time and miss you all.