Day 59 Stowe Wonder of wonders this morning Vince slept in. Margaret tried to wake him but he continued sleeping. Her movements in the room and noise of the shower and he still blissfully snoozed on. It wasn't until the kettle on the stove began to whistle that he finally woke. It was another misty morning so when we set out we headed up the hill above the low lying mist. About 2 miles away is the Trapp Family Lodge. When the Von Trapp family escaped ...

Day 58 Stowe We woke to a very misty morning. As we would not get to see much we took the opportunity to have a bit of sleep in. After a late breakfast we set out to drive through a mountain pass known as Smugglers Notch. At the bottom of the mountain is a large ski resort and gondola to take people up the mountain. In amongst the treed mountain you can see the open area which in a few months will become the ski runs. The scattered clouds were casting da...

Day 57 Rochester to Stowe We woke to a misty morning. Breakfast was part of our stay but unfortunately only one of the cooks arrived. Instead of breakfast starting at 8.30am, we did not sit down to eat until 9.00am. At least by the time we had finished eating the mist had lifted and technically we only had an hour and half drive to get to Stowe. So it ended up being a lazy start to the day. Driving on the minor roads, we were able to continually stop to ...