Dessert choice tonight..?
Tonight’s dessert choice is easy. What do you think we shared?
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2013 – USA and Canada
Cycling
The cycling part of the trip has commenced. It wouldn’t be a cycling trip without the wrong turns, which we managed within the first hour. No comment on who was responsible! The road signs are easily missed. But despite that there are lovely views….
We missed this the first time around
Kym a few miles in
Fern Lake
Weather in Vermont
Around these parts it hasn’t rained for 17 days – at least until we arrived. This seems to be a record in these parts – whichis understandable given the green landscape. On the first day it was a little overcast, and threatened rained. Rain it did around lunch time, heavy enough to require rain jackets well before we got to Orwell to eat.
Today we set out from Middlebury, and it is 54F – which is darn cold. Fingers crossed no rain.
Heavy cloud
Lunch view from Orwell through the rain
Spicy Cowboy
I am about to have me a spicy cowboy and half grilled cheese sandwich in downtown Bristol.
View from me window
Update it has just arrived.
Yes H ordered PB&J
Afternoon snack
We missed lunch. We’re kicking back with mocha and maple walnut ice cream at the inside scoop in Brandon.
Kym and the ice cream
What’s a State Library for
Sitting in the Brandon Free Public Library catching up on local news. The are a couple articles about libraries, one about asbestos removal in Rockingham, and value of State Libraries in the Wall Street Journal. I swear I’m not looking for these articles! The Wall Street one is worth a read – as it talks about the radical changes to the New York Public Library as it is made more user friendly and accessible to change with the needs of the time. With this in mind what is our State Library in SA for…?
Wall Street Journal
Rockingham Free Library
Arts Precinct
We’ve finished riding around Addison County in Vermont. Our arrival in Quebec was greeted with by a storm with limited visibility. Helen had white knuckles to be sure – and she wasn’t driving. Our friends in Montreal are the most “assertive” drivers we have encountered.
We’re currently lost in the underground labyrinth. Found the contemporary art museum, mais c’etait fermé.
Some art outside of the gallery
Journey continues
Our holiday continues, as we now find ourselves speeding away from Montreal via rail to Oshawa.
We had 24 hours in Montreal where we wandered around with no specific plan and caught a couple of trains. Given we had been there a couple of times we had no list and nothing to achieve. Which in retrospect was quite relaxing an enjoyable.
I personally love train travel and prefer it to all other forms (bike is not included). It’s great to watch the world go by – and traffic jams in freeway nearby.
View from the train
Chips?
Okay what is the deal with getting a packet of potato chips when you order a sandwich in the USA?
A few times we ordered a sandwich (even in middle of Orwell and the sandwich was $4.59), and were told “you get a packet of chips with that, choose from the end”. The sandwich as you can see was large enough and perfect for a hungry cyclist battling wind and rain. I have to say the sandwich was fabulous!
If you’re going to ask – did I eat the chips? Absolutely.
Sandwich
Maison Pompidou
You may have seen the modern masterpiece in Paris – the Centre Pompidou. But did you know that a similar masterpiece is in the making in Peterborough, Ontario Canada. H’s cousin, C, has spent much of his recent life restoring a 1940s house. But, this is not just brining it back to original condition. It is art. Where else can you see plumbing work that looks like this.
Red for Hot and Blue for Cold
Each line gets its own shut off valve
If anyone wants similar work, I am sure C is available for consulting. Just drop us a note on the comments page.
C king of the concrete pile
