We had a blast on our Bike Vermont trip with 6 other couples from Utah! I've always wanted to take a bike trip, but it finally came true when Steve's cousin called one day offering us 2 openings on their trip to Vermont. We decided in about 30 minutes! Here we are putting our day's directions in a plastic cover on our handlebars. Not easy to read and drive tho...
The first of many graveyards...We blend with the leaves don't we?
What a great group of people! We'll take another bike trip with them any day!
The things those New Englander's do!
This turned out to be an Assisted Living Home. Does it look haunted to you or is that my imagination?
We weren't brave enough to try that cheddar cheese ice cream!
A fun part of the trip was stopping at points of interest along the way.
This is Norton's Gallery...unique wood carvings.
Waiting for the ferry to Ft. Ticonderoga, NY
Near the end of the day we stopped at an apple orchard and downed some fresh hot apple cider donuts! Does anybody see Steve in there?
This is how they collect the maple sap from the trees to make syrup.
Ahh...back home for good food and rest. They say no one's ever lost weight on one of these trips.
Stopping to take pictures!
You still haven't seen us riding yet have you?
I'm so glad it rained one day so we could justify buying our waterproof breathable bike jackets!
The nicest inn of the trip was in Brandon, VT, where we stayed two nights.
Brandon is famous for their "Harvest People" At the Harvest Festival (which we just missed!) visitors and townspeople, old and young, enjoy making “Harvest People” . They
supply all materials and accessories to make your
very own “Harvest Person.”
We're so glad Lynne and Terry invited us to come along!
Stretching hamstrings...
Wilson Castle
We didn't realize we had this color coordination going on until we looked at our pictures...
With the bike trip over, we drove to Maine and visited the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath.
We enjoyed a couple of days at Acadia National Park: "Forty-five miles of rustic carriage roads, the gift of philanthropist
John D. Rockefeller Jr. and family, weave around the mountains and
valleys of Acadia National Park. Rockefeller, a skilled horseman, wanted
to travel on motor-free byways via horse and carriage into the heart of
Mount Desert Island. His construction efforts from 1913 to 1940
resulted in roads with sweeping vistas and close-up views of the
landscape."
We rented bikes to check out the carriage trails.
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Carianne always sent me pictures of her planking, so it was payback time.
If you are ever near Stonington, ask for directions to Nervous Nellies Jams and Jellies where you can sample tasty jams, jellies and chutneys and take a tour of this outdoor art gallery.
Red's Eats is a take-out restaurant located on US Route 1 in Wiscasset. We were informed as we stood in line that it is famous across the country for lobster rolls: at least a pound of fresh lobster on a toasted New England hot dog bun. Yummy! We lucked out that we arrived just before they closed for the season.
We hit the Portland Head Light just before leaving Maine to fly out of Boston. We would love to go to Maine again, but next time it will be summer!
