New England Trip: Day 2
Tracy and I are currently in the middle of a New England road trip where we are going to see seven states in four days. Here are some daily highlights:
BARRE, Vt. — Today might have been the toughest day of driving on the whole trip, and it wasn’t just because a tailgater followed me for half a mile this morning. We covered around 350 miles, and most of it was through the mountains of Vermont. Add in the fact that the route from Albany to Montpelier was mostly backroads and one-lane highways, poor Karen had quite a workout. I can’t imagine how much more difficult and stressful would have been if she hadn’t been there every step of the way.
The two capitols we saw today were pretty cool, albeit on massively different scales. In Albany, the capitol was massive and appeared to look like a medieval castle more than a traditional building. It was located in an impressive, sprawling plaza, with a tall office building on the other end. Here in nearby Montpelier, the Vermont capitol was pretty small, fitting for a state that has the smallest population of any capital city in the country.
One thing we found interesting about Vermont has the ridiculous number of motorcycle riders we saw today. I’m not sure if it is the mountain roads or lax licensing restrictions, but we must have seen about 75 riders cruising around today. In fact, we passed a motel that said they had “biker friendly” rooms. We wracked our brains trying to guess what the means; the best idea being rooms that would allow bikers to park their bikes inside.
This morning, we went to another “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” place south of Hartford. Tracy was really looking forward to Bananas Fosters French Toast, but they were out of the Fosters, so she had to settle for an omelet with ham and bacon. We also were too early for their signature dish, a steamed hamburger. So we were 0-for-2 at O’Rouke’s Diner, but the food was still good.
When we were looking for hotels a few weeks back, there weren’t many options in the Montpelier area. They were either really expensive or really sleazy. So we settled for a smoking room at a Days Inn here in Barre (which we learned is pronounced “berry”) for the night. I wanted to publish some pictures, but the internet connection has been slow and spotty, so I don’t think that’s going to happen. Sorry, I know you are crushed.
Distance driven: 343 miles (524 total)
Capitols visited: 4 (RI, CT, NY, VT)
Signs seen: 5 (RI, MA, CT, NY, VT)
BARRE, Vt. — Today might have been the toughest day of driving on the whole trip, and it wasn’t just because a tailgater followed me for half a mile this morning. We covered around 350 miles, and most of it was through the mountains of Vermont. Add in the fact that the route from Albany to Montpelier was mostly backroads and one-lane highways, poor Karen had quite a workout. I can’t imagine how much more difficult and stressful would have been if she hadn’t been there every step of the way.
The two capitols we saw today were pretty cool, albeit on massively different scales. In Albany, the capitol was massive and appeared to look like a medieval castle more than a traditional building. It was located in an impressive, sprawling plaza, with a tall office building on the other end. Here in nearby Montpelier, the Vermont capitol was pretty small, fitting for a state that has the smallest population of any capital city in the country.
One thing we found interesting about Vermont has the ridiculous number of motorcycle riders we saw today. I’m not sure if it is the mountain roads or lax licensing restrictions, but we must have seen about 75 riders cruising around today. In fact, we passed a motel that said they had “biker friendly” rooms. We wracked our brains trying to guess what the means; the best idea being rooms that would allow bikers to park their bikes inside.
This morning, we went to another “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” place south of Hartford. Tracy was really looking forward to Bananas Fosters French Toast, but they were out of the Fosters, so she had to settle for an omelet with ham and bacon. We also were too early for their signature dish, a steamed hamburger. So we were 0-for-2 at O’Rouke’s Diner, but the food was still good.
When we were looking for hotels a few weeks back, there weren’t many options in the Montpelier area. They were either really expensive or really sleazy. So we settled for a smoking room at a Days Inn here in Barre (which we learned is pronounced “berry”) for the night. I wanted to publish some pictures, but the internet connection has been slow and spotty, so I don’t think that’s going to happen. Sorry, I know you are crushed.
Distance driven: 343 miles (524 total)
Capitols visited: 4 (RI, CT, NY, VT)
Signs seen: 5 (RI, MA, CT, NY, VT)
Labels: Assignment: America, New England, Road trips
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