Burlington Vermont

Yesterday we spent the entire day doing nothing. We sat at the beach and read and enjoyed the sun. We drove around town a little - enough to know that there was not much there. It felt good to sit and take a break. Bob is still a little tired. I hope that this is not too much for him. The good news is that both of us slept really well last night. Our life is pretty simple when all I can say about a day is that we slept well.

We got up late this morning and really took our time. We were just going across Lake Champlain and thought about taking a ferry, but they charge you by the foot. It would have been a little expensive and the ride did not look all that long. Before we left another camper came over to ask about the scooters. Now that we do not have the tiny trailer, people are always asking about the scooters. They had a really small trailer - about the size of Fanny. It certainly is more convenient for getting in and out of small places and is easier to level. But we have gotten used to the conveniences of Honey. Maybe we will have two trailers at some point?

We drove really close to Canada, just a mile or two away. I did not realize how close we would be to Montreal. But we went across the top of the US and into Vermont. Interesting comment. The bridge that took us to Vermont from New York - all the signs said "Bridge to Vermont." The bridge apparently doesn't have a name. I wondered what they said on the Vermont side but could not see any signs.

We then drove through a series of islands - which were beautiful. Living here would be very isolated. No wonder Vermonters think of themselves as very self reliant. I can't imagine what they do in the winter. We stopped at the information center and this was one of the better and most informative ones. I think the woman had very few people come in and she really wanted to talk. I came away with a huge stack of brochures and more info than I could possible use.

We wanted to stay in Burlington because we got it on very good authority that the Shelburne Museum here is a must see. Burlington is a very cute little town. This campground is right behind a school and in front of the beach. Although this is the same lake as we saw in Plattsburgh, it is hard to see that. On this side the beach is much more developed and user friendly. There is a bike path that runs right behind the campground along the beach. It is a mile in one direction to the city. Then it goes for many miles all the way up to Canada. We took down the bikes and rode for about 8 or 9 miles. Great fun. Then we took down the scooters and used them to go grocery shopping. More fun.

We are here for three nights and there is much to see and do. The bike path will be great for my morning walks. We have a wonderful camp site. (Apparently Vermont is not closing its public campgrounds like NY is. Smart.) Burlington looks like it has some nice easily accessible restaurants. This should be a nice few days.