Orange Lake Ascutney Vermont Brownsville

... lake. The lake was set in a valley surrounded by near by mountains and the clouds overhead were fluffy and white. We kayaked around the lake at first going to the end and then making are way back on the shoreline. I was determined to see a beaver or woodchuck as we had seen a couple the day before driving, but it was not to be. The closest thing i saw was a squirrel and their a dime a dozen, I was very disappointed but decided to move on to trying to find a moose which also proved ...

... funny. The town was a zoo with soooo many people there, it was a first for me and for Nels. Leaving town was quite crazy as well trying to get back into the US with those very serious customs agents looking into our campervan which is very messy right about now. We passed the test and landed back where gas is much cheaper and you can buy wine without going to a secret code liquor store.

We are now on a mission to make it to Maine having been on ...

... Sodus Point, by the light house there (Pat says Sodus Point was the scene of many high school high jinx....) Back roads wending east all along the lake. Later on, stopped in Sackett's Harbor, right on the lake, where there was a battle in the war of 1812, and the main street has lovely buildings and shops and restaurants.

As the rain poured down, we considered just driving all the way home, but it would have been midnight before we arrived, and the campground ...

... and going toward Buffalo, NY. That is not concrete - as you can tell by now we do change our minds!!! I would really like to go to Burlington, VT and take the cruise to visit the Northern Lights, but that will probably be on another trip also. I will try to post tomorrow and let you know where we ended up.

... evening and Saturday so the balloons can fly. There are several things to check out around this area if the festival is rained out. Got here this afternoon around 3:00 and have not even left the campground. Just ate in tonight and resting up a bit. The drive here was alot like driving through the mountains in Tennessee. It would be a beautiful drive in the fall with the colored leaves.

... cousins Charlotte, Jonathon, Annabel, Owen, and Liam and meet some new kids as well. We had sparklers and ran around the pond - it is really nice in Vermont. We also got more pancake mix from Auntie Brinna's King Arthur's flour store and I got a new Dartmouth sweatshirt to replace the one we lost last June at the beginning of our travels in England. Now we are back in New York City and ready for a week of city adventure!

I got home from Arizona and only had three days to get all of my stuff ready and leave for NYC to catch my plane for India. I was able to pull everything together but ended up spending a small fortune on vaccinations, medicines, etc. Luckily I had dawnkwan around to help me out!

We left David after a hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs, and headed south, the day was wet and the RV and truck are now quite dirty. We arrived at Manchester Vermont late afternoon and visited a few stores at the local outlet mall prior to finding our Campsite. We are currently camped right next to the Battenkill River, a famous trout ...

We are just about ready to start this adventure - all systems (literally!) are go, pretty much packed, just getting things in order at the house so Phil Mason can settle in while we are away.  I wanted to try the picture aspect of the blog, so bear with me while I enclose a picture of the camper from last year.... 

... Sunday's breakfast, consisting of homemade pancakes and sausages, biscuits, juice, and coffee. It was our final day in Vermont, so right after breakfast, we packed up our bags and transported them to our cars. We took a few group pictures together, got on our bikes, and then the 34 mile ride commenced. The initial segment of the ride sliced through a quiescent, dormant valley surrounded by docile ...