Yes, we’ve reached the end of yet another vacation series.
We checked out of our Vermont mountain resort and walked by the required giant Adirondack chair….
Which had a non required tiny snowman.
With horns.
As we were leaving I noticed this sign…
And thought, damn.
The only reason I left mine at home was the lack of decent parking.
My husband had serious barn envy on our drive home…
Which is easy to do in Vermont.
And farther down the road, I saw another interesting sign.
Clearly Hula Hooping is a road hazard in the Northern Kingdom.
The mountains loomed in the distance….
And made for quite a scenic ride.
Sadly, the Water Wheel…
One of our favorite lunch spots…. was closed, and we had to make do with a local watering hole.
(For Martin, who constantly gripes there aren’t enough food photos.)
A decent clam chowder for me.
A mediocre French onion for the husband.
A really good turkey club for me.
And some nice homemade chicken fingers for the husband.
(Happy now Martin?)
We ate our meal under this watchful eye…
And elected to pass on the specialty cocktail.
I love bacon (and bourbon!) as much as the next girl, but bacon bourbon?
No.
Yes.
Yes we are.
The Vermont vacation is officially over.
River's world..... 
A bacon bourbon cocktail turned down? Dorothy Parker would not be happy with you . Now we don’t know what it would taste like..
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No. And hopefully you never will.
Blech!!
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I agree. NO bacon infused bourbon for me. Why in the name of all that is good and holy would you ruin Maker’s Mark with bacon flavor? That’s a sacrilege.
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I know, right? They’re both perfect all by themselves!
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Exactly. Like them both, separated by time and space.
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Great post 😁
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Thanks!
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No problem 😁 check out my blog when you get the chance 🙂
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Nice post, good pics, and I would of passed on the bacon bourbon as well
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I’ll take a shot and a BLT, but not together in a glass. That’s just wrong.
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*sniffles* Waves sadly
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No worries, we’re taking a big trip in January.
😈
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Louie and I want to come to New England.
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Who’s Louie?
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LouieLouie and GG
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That doesn’t really help….
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Louie and GG from Blogster. How soon one forgets when they move up in the world….
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I don’t think I ever knew their real names… the woman with the donkeys? I found her just before I left.
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Yup. Lives about an hour south of me. We’ve met for meals. Her husband and Nick got on so well. He had throat cancer.
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How nice she lives close and you got to meet! I liked her nature walk posts and animals….
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They are both wonderful people. And to know GG is like this now from what he was a couple years ago is heartbreaking.
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Cancer is an evil, evil disease. It robs entire families….
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Not only the cancer but all the side effects he’s had. Just heartbreaking.
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Well NOW what are we going to do???
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Put up with my everyday nonsense until our next trip… (No worries – it’s Jan 5th. Surely you can wait that long)
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Patience is a very vulgar word – you’re not gonna make me be vulgar are you?!
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If you can’t wait till late January when I get back? Yes.
Yes I am….
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Yer mean.
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I have to stay home once in a while….. other wise I’d never blog!
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I guess…. *kicks dirt*…
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Two week trip coming in January. It will probably take me until April to post all the photos….
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Are you staying in the US or going International?
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U.S. Heading southwest to Sedona, Arizona to explore canyons and petrified forests. I’ve never been out that way and have always wanted to….
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Ooooh me too! That’s a trip I can’t wait to do.
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The average temp in January is supposed to be 50-60, perfect for exploring. I’m sure as hell not going in the summer, I’d melt into a gin soaked puddle.
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50 – 60 is still woolly knickers weather. I prefer 70- 80. I don’t lose my cardigan under 75.
I have lizard blood
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I hot flash in anything over 50, so it’s borderline for me. Damn near flip flop weather.
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The husband has always wanted to see the Grand Canyon and it looks like a wonderful area to drive around and explore. Sedona is an artsy community so that should be fun as well…
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No, I’m not happy!!!
#1 Once again I wasn’t invited to dine with you and Fred
#2 In a big WAR here regarding your ‘club’ sandwich–a CLUB SANDWICH HAS 3 SLICES OF BREAD!!! Otherwise it is just a sandwich!
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I agree, but that’s what they called it. I’m just quoting their menu.
And if we ever make it to your town… we’ll invite you to every meal. How’s that?
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The horns on the tiny snowman look suspiciously like the ears on that watchful pig . . . 😆
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Brothers from a different mother….
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You’re forcing me to make plans to get back to Vermont someday soon!
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We love it there, so I can’t say that’s a bad thing!
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“The Vermont vacation is officially over”….and not a mountain too soon!
That’s a pun, not a commentary on your vacation — just in case you’re so hung over that you missed it (which would be just as well, if not better).
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I never miss a pun. Or the opportunity to use them, much to the chagrin of my friends.
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