Arrival in Vermont - Day 3

Day two was a nightmare. Traffic was miserable throughout the DC area and the temperatures were approaching 96 degrees. Slow speeds and hot temperatures. No fun.

After sleeping in until 7:00am, we departed the Embassy Suites in Newark for the short jaunt to I-95. Northward bound, we zipped right through Delaware and crossed the bridge into New Jersey.
While the toll roads are expensive, the limited traffic makes it worth it. We made great time as we traveled up the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. We made Suffern, NY before noon!

The trip up to Albany was uneventful and after we passed through the toll booth we headed for upstate New York and the Adirondack mountains. Our route would take us through the Lake George, Scroon Lake, and the Tupper Lake areas. The scenery was exceptional and nothing like the flatlands of Florida.

While we were viewing the scenic areas of the lakes region, the bears were viewing us!

Speeding would not be an option. Radar traps were the rule and not the exception over the last 200 miles of the Northway.

Services, including fuel are in limited availability between Lake George and Plattsburgh. I knew, or at least hoped, that I could get to the Port Kent ferry dock. There would be plenty of fuel on the Burlngton, VT side.




We passed a number of old barns, farmhouses, and wide open pastures as we rode the final 5 miles to the docks.

This patriotic barn serves as the sentinel over an intersection which seems to come from nowhere.

We patiently waited for the ferry, boarded, and one hour later arrived in Burlington!!! Stage one is complete and we tripped the meter at 1498 miles.

Our first stop, even before heading to the hotel, was for James to visit "Grammy", my mother. He is her only grandson and it the light of her life.




We spent an hour there before checking in for a relaxing night.

Saturday through Monday will be spent visiting Grammy in Burlington, "Aunt" Michelle in Colchester, and Papa (his grandfather) in Barre. Aunt Carmella, Uncle Russell, and Ashley (Tucker) would join Papa as we had a nice lunch in Berlin, NH.