Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Day 12: Vermont (mostly Burlington)

Annnnnnnnnnnnd...more rain.

 On the docket for today: Cabot Creamery, Ben & Jerry's HQ, and on to Burlington

Right around here the car started going "clunkclunkclunkclunkclunkclunkclunkclunk"
We didn't want to pull over in front of the sketchiest place in VT, but...
we did.

 This greeted us, she's the owner.
Just kidding, that was part of the decorations in the St. Johnsbury Dunkin.

Actually, no Cabot Creamery.  Instead, a short (very long) side trip up to Caspian Lake, a one-time Schreiber vacation destination.  If I remember right, I played ping pong for seven days straight in the lodge with another 8 year-old named Bruce.  Mom, Dad, confirm?

It was cold.

At least, some of us thought so.




Winter flees German aggression at the Von Trapp family lodge.

Best. stop. ever:

Indeed.

There is a home video somewhere from that same trip (when I was 8) of all five of us in my family eating ice cream RIGHT THERE.



Failed flavor ideas.

The four newbies

The top 10 flavors -- kind of surprised about #1 

Meet "Vermonster."  To be more specific, MINI Vermonster.

See "Vermonster" below. Note the calorie count. Note the range.

 This puts things into perspective...

The Flavor Graveyard, where they "bury" the failed flavors.

A few selections: Urban Jungle, Makin' Whoopie Pie, Bovinity Divinity. 

And saddest of all, Purple Passion Fruit.

Maybe this one will make a comeback?

I think these are technically rain boots.  But I also think showing a tomcat sends a different message.





We waited two hours for a seat here.  Thanks for the recommendation Meredith!

Everything was fantastic, but I have no idea what the shiny black thing is.  I think it may have been liver?  

First night sleeping in the car. Actually not so bad. 

This was surprising (the note in the upper right-hand corner)

92.5 percent???










BEER JUG!!!






Occupy Burlington was kind of...sad.


"WE WILL NOT FAIL TO STAND UP...UM...UM...TO THE FATCATS, WHO...UHH...UMMM...LET ME FINISH...uhh...LET ME CHECK MY NOTES!"
I think that thinking cap is actually just a bike helmet.





Most disappointing corned beef sandwich EVER.



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