From Morehouse, NY, we drove to East Montpelier, VT. We had reservations at Bragg Farm Sugar House, another Harvest Host. To get from New York to Vermont without going almost all the way to the Canadian border and then south to Burlington, we drove across Champlain Bridge north of Ticonderoga, NY. Yes, it was a rainy morning.
Once we arrived at Bragg Farm, I went inside to check in and get parking instructions. The area for RVs was on a field behind the store. Once we were set up, we drove into Montpelier for another Geocache Adventure Lab. This one took us on a walking tour of the city.
It was an interesting town with the Winooski River running through it.
It is also the capital of Vermont.
After stopping to get a few groceries, we went back to Bragg Farm to check out the goodies they had in their store. Of course, there was maple syrup. They still collect and produce it the old-fashioned way with buckets and a large tank to boil the sap. Besides syrup, they had many other items made with maple syrup as well as items from local artisans.. The local favorite was a creemee...maple flavored soft-serve ice cream. I have to say it was delicious!
The following day was another travel day. This took us from Vermont to Maine, to another Harvest Host. This one was located in Skowhegan, ME, Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company. Parking for this host was also in back of the building. This host was located in town so the parking was on gravel. After we checked in, it was time to do laundry...we didn't want to take dirty laundry to Canada.
Once laundry was done, we ate dinner at the brewery. The food was good and I had enough leftover for lunch the next day, which turned out to be a good thing.
When we left Skowhegan, our intention was to stop in Calais, ME, before crossing into New Brunswick, Canada. That didn't happen! Bob decided he wanted to drive straight through to Bay of Fundy National Park. I said we were going to have to stop before the border because I still had at least one glass of wine in my open bottle. Regulations say 2 bottles of wine or one case of beer per person crossing the border. So, he pulled into the parking area by the duty free shop and I ate my leftover pizza and drank my glass of wine! Of course, I chewed some gum after eating. Then it was on to the border!
We chose the commercial crossing just before Calais to make our entrance into Canada. Our rig was the only one in line. When we got to the border agent, he asked all the questions we expected, except one which had us puzzled. After asking Bob for the tag number of Sol, he asked, "Where is it?" That was an unusual question and Bob pondered it a moment before answering, "It's on the back of the motorhome." Well, that wasn't what the agent meant...lol He wanted to know the state where Sol was registered. I think he realized his error when Bob answered the way he did. We all had a chuckle and then we were told to enjoy our trip! Whew! That was a relief!
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