Oct 6 - The Green Mountains of Vermont

Now THIS is BEAUTIFUL country! We drove around in the jeep all day long. Up and down rolling hills, quaint little towns, TONS of antique and crafts shops (which we avoided), cool old barns and churches. The leaves are a little bit past here but it was gorgeous anyway. Had several short hikes in the woods and a picnic by a stream. Good sandwiches made with smoked turkey that we bought yesterday at Dakin Farms in Ferrisburg, Vermont. They make good stuff! I bought dill pickled brussels sprouts that I thought I should test for Meg...never mind Meg, they are VERY odd. We explored Stowe, and drove up through Smuggler's Notch which is a pretty wild drive. Its a narrow, windy road with huge rocks practically on the road. Good thing we were in the jeep because the rig would never have bent around the rocks. At the moment we're emailing back and forth with Sue as we've finally convinced her to take a few days to fly over and meet us. We're making the final plan right now. It will be great to see a familiar face besides Gene!!!!