TRADER JOE’S! We were in need of chips and Burlington’s is the first Trader Joe’s along our trip since we left California! They had one bag of Multigrain tortilla chips so we bought them. They’ll have another shipment in a few days.
GRANITE QUARRIES – Barre, VT
We stopped to take a tour of the Rock of Ages Granite Quarry. While waiting for our tour, we walked over to the “finishing” building where they were doing the finish work on several different monuments and tombstones. On the bus tour they took us up to the top of a huge pit where the cut off blocks of granite. The pit was several stories high with water in the bottom of it. They were about to blow up/clear an area but our tour could not wait for it to happen. Our tour guide showed several pieces of granite, including explaining why their granite was perfect for monuments (fine grained) but not appropriate for countertops where you would want larger patterns in the stone.
MAPLE GROVE FARMS – St. Johnsbury, VT
We spent too much time at the granite quarry and just got into the maple syrup shop to get re-supplied with maple syrup before they closed! We didin’t have time to go through their maple sugar museum. Bummer. We should have blown off the granite quarry. 20-20 hindsight.
HIGHWAY 2 – through VT and NH
We continue to come back to this highway. It takes you through the small towns and country sides. It gives you a feel for what the area is all about. We highly recommend it!
To avoid construction delays on Hwy 2 where it crosses into New Hampshire, Terry redirected us across the river in a nearby town. To our surprise it was a covered bridge over the Connecticut River, so we entered New Hampshire via covered bridge! The leaves are changing faster here. It’ll be gorgeous in a week – maybe even tomorrow!
Peter called and told us that the first Presidential Debates were taking place tonight. We are streaming them because there are NO TV channels available. Terry’s making brownies while we are listening to these debates.
Camping: Timberland Campground, Shelbourne, NH
20-amp electricity, water, showers, dump, WiFi, Verizon cell/data