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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Weekend in Vermont
I gave my husband the best present for Fathers Day. I left him home with a whole weekend to do whatever he wants completely uninterrupted. I am such a good wife…yuck yuck! I headed to Vermont for a couple of days with a couple of longtime friends, Lisa and Lori. We met when our sons started kindergarten and we have shared many adventures over the years. Lisa and her husband Rick bought a cottage on Lake St. Catherine in Wells, VT and have been happily bringing it to life over the past several years. It is absolutely adorable.
The previous owner whittled these ducks across the woodwork in the kitchen.
This weekend is the bi-annual girl’s getaway for some hiking, relaxation and eating.
Hiking Day 1
There was divine intervention today when we somehow missed the advanced trail we were seeking. The intermediate trail was plenty tough enough. It was made much more difficult by a torrential rainstorm the day before. There were a lot of slippery rock ledge and tree roots. Our hike took us to the summit of Mt. Equinox. The elevation at the top was 2,800 feet and the views were beautiful.
We celebrated the safe return to our car with our traditional cold Corona.
Lisa booked post hike massages for us at The Equinox Hotel in Manchester.
We had a great meal that required Lisa to wear a bib.
After dinner we headed back to the cottage for an early night. Zzzzzzzzzz
Hiking Day 2
The weather was a little overcast and cool so we bagged the plan to kayak this morning and instead drove to the town of Wallingford to do a hike called White Rocks. It is an enormous rock fall area that must be the result of a giant avalanche.
The sun came out and it turned into a spectacular day. We made a stop in Manchester for some retail outlet therapy and then headed for home. I love Vermont.
Weekend in Vermont
I gave my husband the best present for Fathers Day. I left him home with a whole weekend to do whatever he wants completely uninterrupted. I am such a good wife…yuck yuck! I headed to Vermont for a couple of days with a couple of longtime friends, Lisa and Lori. We met when our sons started kindergarten and we have shared many adventures over the years. Lisa and her husband Rick bought a cottage on Lake St. Catherine in Wells, VT and have been happily bringing it to life over the past several years. It is absolutely adorable.
The previous owner whittled these ducks across the woodwork in the kitchen.
This weekend is the bi-annual girl’s getaway for some hiking, relaxation and eating.
Hiking Day 1
There was divine intervention today when we somehow missed the advanced trail we were seeking. The intermediate trail was plenty tough enough. It was made much more difficult by a torrential rainstorm the day before. There were a lot of slippery rock ledge and tree roots. Our hike took us to the summit of Mt. Equinox. The elevation at the top was 2,800 feet and the views were beautiful.
We celebrated the safe return to our car with our traditional cold Corona.
Lisa booked post hike massages for us at The Equinox Hotel in Manchester.
We had a great meal that required Lisa to wear a bib.
After dinner we headed back to the cottage for an early night. Zzzzzzzzzz
Hiking Day 2
The weather was a little overcast and cool so we bagged the plan to kayak this morning and instead drove to the town of Wallingford to do a hike called White Rocks. It is an enormous rock fall area that must be the result of a giant avalanche.
The sun came out and it turned into a spectacular day. We made a stop in Manchester for some retail outlet therapy and then headed for home. I love Vermont.
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First, Ive been meaning to tell you that when I went home for father's day my mom had made that strawberry pretzel thing you made at ben's grad party and it was so good!
Second, I'll be in Morris for the annual Dreher olympics so maybe i'll stop by then!