Monday we left Newport, Rhode Island early, in hopes of
arriving at our next destination by mid afternoon so that we could get a head
start on seeing lighthouses. Well that
plan came to a screeching halt as we hit early morning rush hour traffic on
I-95 going through Providence. It took
us 1 ½ to go 15 miles. It reminded us of
the traffic we encountered on I-95 in New Jersey on our way to Connecticut ……..not
fun!
When we finally got through the traffic, we drove through
the rest of Rhode Island, then
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and then into upstate New
York. We did not get as far as we had planned
due to the early morning traffic, so we stopped in Schenectady, New York for
the night. This afforded us an
opportunity to catch up on laundry, relax and reflect on the day.
Vermont and New Hampshire are beautiful states and full of
hills and mountains that are stunning and full of lush trees, babbling brooks
and flowers. Believe it or not, we found
a lighthouse in the middle of Vermont! It was in a boatyard on the north end of
Harriman Reservoir.
At the Vermont/New York border we stopped at the Big Moose
Deli and Country Store for lunch. We had
seen billboards advertising their maple pulled pork sandwiches and we thought
we would give it a try. We were not
disappointed. The Big Moose is an
interesting place, full of all sorts of “weird” and enjoyable “stuff”! Very pricey, but fun to walk through and
explore! One of the most interesting
items was the beverage assortment we had to choose from……it included, bacon
soda, peanut butter and jelly soda, sweet corn soda, buffalo wing soda…..you
get the picture. We chose Creamy Red
Birch Beer (not a beer). The Big Moose
is a popular place, as while we were there a few notables showed up - Marilyn, Elvis, the Blues Brothers and
Superman!
Enjoy the pictures of the day!
Mural on highway in Rhode Island
Heading into Vermont
Lighthouse located on the N. Harriman Reservoir, Vermont
The Big Moose
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