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Location Date Fri, 14 October 2011
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Tuesday-Friday, October 11-14, 2011
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This is Friday. If you’re following along, the last entry was Monday. (If you’re not following along, then the last entry doesn’t concern you.) We have completely relaxed here, and we decided to stay a little longer. Let’s see. We got here on Sunday, and we’re leaving tomorrow. Sounds like a week to me. We still don’t want to leave.
Here are the highlights of what we did:
- We saw the Quechee Gorge, which is about a mile long with a river in the bottom of it. (Check out the pictures. It’s much prettier than I make it sound.)
- We saw a lot of antique stores and went in a few.
- We went grocery shopping. Twice.
- We saw a lot of hurricane damage. But more than that, we saw people overcoming adversity. It was both sad and uplifting at the same time.
- We had lunch at the Four Aces Diner in Lebanon, NH. Nice place.
- We went to Sugarbush Farm and did maple syrup tasting and cheese tasting (they make their own at the farm). We bought some syrup and some cheese. I doubt if there will be any left by the time we get home, so don’t expect to be able to try it.
- We went to the home of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, an American sculptor who lived in the 1800s.The detail in his work is unbelievable. I was particularly taken with the detail in the clothing: the way the pants slightly creased at the shoe, the folds in the cloaks. I can’t imagine how anyone is able to do that. The home and grounds are now a national park and are absolutely beautiful. I’m jealous again.
- We saw (and drove over) the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States. It spans the Connecticut River from Cornish, NH, to Windsor, VT, and is over 200 feet long. We were driving the car. The RV never would have made it (too tall and too heavy).
- We went through the American Precision Museum in Windsor, VT. This museum displays early machines used for making guns, clocks, bicycles, cars, and anything else you can think of. There was a docent there operating a lathe. He was making tiny brass goblets and made two for us. It took him less than two minutes to make a goblet from a bar of brass.
- I tried to clean out the holding tanks. I don’t think it worked.
- I finally installed the tire transmitter and checked the air in all the tires.
- AND, we did laundry.
We also saw lots of color. Rumor has it that this area is just about at peak. We don’t want to leave, but we gotta go.
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belinda I don't remember why you *gotta* go? Aren't both of you retired?
belinda ooooooh! How pretty!!
belinda Good thing the camera wasn't driving. I thought we were going off the bridge. Or into the other cars.
Rich Great pictures. Yes, it is very difficult to capture the fall colors on film (or a memory chip as the case may be). That Saint -Gaudins guy I think was the same artist that designed the famous $20 gold peice. Vermont looks very quaint, and makes me want to visit. The weather here has been beautiful but this morning we got a thunder storm and the close by boomers scared the heck out of Molly. She is still shaking. Shawn and Bode are up here this weekend camping a few miles up the road. Hope they stayed dry. So, when are you homeward bound?
Leigh Ann Those trees are beautiful.
Leigh Ann Wow! They even have a homemade bakery there!
Leigh Ann Are those some spiffy new LL Bean boots I spy??
wjmccain Home? What's that? Actually we're beginning to think about it...somewhat.
wjmccain Ah yes. It was POURING in Freeport, ME, where their headquarters is. So we stopped in, spent forever finding raincoats and boots, got all dressed up and walked out of the store and the rain had stopped. Haven't had much rain since. Must be a Murphey's Law about that...
Marge Good luck with the holding tanks. Go north until the whole hillsides are as red as the trees in your pix or until the tanks burst. We miss you, but freedom to roam is priceless, enjoy!