The trip formerly known as Hawaii!! After we returned from CA to have Shawna's knee checked out, we found out that she will need surgery and therefore we had to cancel Hawaii. We had a couple of weeks before her surgery so we decided to head to the North East to do some leaf peeping. John and JoAnna met us in Boston and then we spent time in New Hampshire, Vermont and New Jersey.
New Hampshire
After we arrived in Boston, we drove to Lincoln, stopping in Manchester NH to grab a quick dinner at a Mediterranean fast food place. We stayed for two nights in Lincoln, which is the base for the White Mountains.
Accommodation
Woodwards White Mt Resort - Located in Lincoln, we shared a room with two queen beds. Nothing fancy but it was clean. Breakfast was included which was not the best.
Activities
Kancamagus Highway - We drove along this scenic route from Lincoln to Conway and back. The leaves were very pretty. We stopped along the way at a few of the viewpoints and we also stopped and did a short walk at Sabbaday Falls and Rocky Gorge Scenic Area. Our last stop was to see the Historic Albany Covered Bridge. We had lunch in Conway and then drove back.
Flume Gorge - We did the 2 mile circuit hike through the gorge and across some covered bridges. Shawna was walking quite slow with her crutches so it took us a while to finish. The scenery was very pretty.
Restaurants
Tuckerman Brewing - Located in Conway, we had lunch here, each getting a salad. And then we had a few beers and sat outside while listening to live music.
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| Tuckerman Brewing |
Basecamp Brewing Company - Located in Lincoln, we had dinner here, sharing the bang bang shrimp and a salmon entree - both were very tasty.
Schilling Beer Company - Located in Littleton, we had lunch here, each getting a salad which was good. The restaurant and brewery is very cute - located on the river overlooking a covered bridge.
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| Schilling Beer Company |
Vermont
We stayed three nights in Burlington and another three nights in Manchester. We drove to Burlington from Lincoln - stopping in the cute town of Littleton NH for lunch.
Accommodation
VRBO - Located on the outskirts of Burlington, we had the bottom floor of this house which had two bedrooms and one bathroom. It was not fancy but the he place was clean and quiet.
AirBnB - Located in Dorset (a couple of miles from Manchester), we rented this cute two bedroom and two bathroom house. It was comfortable, clean and serene.
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| Our AirBnB |
Activities
Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks - We stopped at this place in Montpelier on the way to Burlington to taste maple syrup - we got to try about six different flavors which were all quite good. Unfortunately (or fortunately), their power was out so we could not buy any.
Burlington - We walked around the old town and went to several different breweries. We were supposed to do a sailing trip on Lake Champlain but it was canceled due to high winds.
Stowe - We drove the scenic route to Stowe passing through the beautiful Smuggler's Notch. The trees were very pretty. We were planning to take the gondola up Mt Mansfield but the top was clouded over. We stopped to see the Von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort and we had a hot chocolate in their cafe. We then went into the town of Stowe, which is very cute, and walked around. After having lunch, we stopped at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill where we tasted their cider - there were so many people there that we left pretty quickly. We also stopped at the Cabot Creamery where we tried some of the cheddar cheese, the Smuggler's Notch Distillery where we tasted some maple syrup and finally Ben & Jerry's where we didn't try anything because the lines were too long.
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| View from Von Trapp Family Resort |
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| Stowe |
Woodstock - On our way to Manchester, we drove to the cute town of Woodstock and spent the afternoon in the area before heading to Hanover to see Dartmouth College and to take Cassie (Mark and Alicia's daughter) out to dinner as she is a student there. While in Woodstock, we briefly walked around town, visited Sugarbush Farm where we tasted cheese and maple syrup and went to the VINS Nature Center to see raptors. At dinner, we learned quite a bit from Cassie about college life these days!
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| Drive to Woodstock |
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| VINS Nature Center |
Manchester - The town is very cute with beautiful homes and lots of shops. The leaves were not as dramatic as up north but it was still very pretty. We walked around a bit and went to a few breweries. We spent the evenings at the house - having cheese, crackers, wine, beer and doing puzzles.
Restaurants
Burlington
Thai in the Alley - We had diner here where the service was very slow but the food was pretty good. We shared a beef skewer and a roasted duck dish.
Farmhouse Tap and Grill - We had lunch here where we shared had a shrimp grain bowl that turned out to be more salad than grain but still pretty good.
Foam Brewers - We had a few beers at this brewery located near the lake.
Splash at the Boathouse - We had a beer here with views of the lake.
Burlington Beer Co - We had a few beers as well as a few appetizers and played some games.
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| Burlington Beer Co |
Zero Gravity Brewery - We had a few beers here and a few more appetizers - definitely our favorite brewery in Burlington.
Queen City Brewery - We had a few beers here where we also wrapped up the evening.
Mountain Valley Restaurant - We had dinner at this Indian restaurant where we shared dumplings, shrimp, butter chicken and lamb vindaloo along with the best garlic naan we have ever had.
Stowe
Stowe Public House - We stopped for one beer.
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| Stowe Public House |
Cafe on Main - We had lunch at this small cafe - we each got chili which was good.
Woodstock
Positive Pie - We had lunch here, sharing a meat lovers pizza which was pretty good.
Hanover
Molly's Restaurant and Bar - We met Cassie here for an early dinner and each got a salad since we had a late lunch.
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| Dinner with Cassie |
Manchester
Little Rooster Cafe - We had breakfast here which had fantastic pancakes.
Mystico Cucina Italiana - We had lunch at this nice restaurant. We shared a few pasta and tuna curd - all yummy.
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| Lunch at Mystico Cucina Italiana |
Lost Marble Brewing Company - We had a few beers here. Nice brewery.
New Jersey
Accommodation
Chez Snarr - We stayed for one night at Kim and Tom's house.
Activities
We arrived at the Snarr house around noon, ordered some sandwiches from the local deli and then went to the Burnt Mills Cider where we sat outside, had lunch and drank a few ciders. The place was crazy busy and they had some tasty flavors. Tom's car wouldn't start so while waiting for roadside service to jump it, we had another round of cider. We returned to their house and ordered in Chinese food and had some beer while relaxing on their deck. John and JoAnna then ushered to their hotel (they could not stay with the Snarrs as John is allergic to dogs).
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| Burnt Mills Cider |
On Sunday, everyone went for a walk except for Shawna and then we ordered tacos and made guacamole while the Bergers came over to visit. We had lunch with them, watched some football and caught up. Kaley and Riley were also in town so was fun to hand out with them as well. We left for the airport around 5pm to fly to CO to do some house shopping.
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| Visit with the Bergers at the Snarr house |
