Vermont Passage

We must say that we couldn't have planned our arrival in Vermont to see the colors any more perfect, we were right on, the colors were absolutely spectacular!! First of all, the RV park that we stayed at was on Lake Dunmore and our site over looked the lake and the ever so perfect color changing trees, so beautiful! Our first couple of days there the weather was perfect motorcycle riding weather, in the 70's and sunny! We took full advantage of the beautiful weather and went on some of the most scenic winding roads I have ever been on, talk about taking in the whole fall atmosphere, loved it!
While we were there we took in a Octoberfest festival in Bennington, one of the nearby towns and enjoyed crafted beers, brawt's, music, and arts and craft tents. Ended up at one of the local pubs for some more food, drinks and music! In bed by 7:30...haha that's what happens when we start at 11:00!
Vermont is full of the small quaint towns with the fun little shops and local pubs, that we usually browsed a couple each day. Loved the feel of each little town which, were all decked out in fall decor, the shops were fun and unique and the pubs made you feel like part of the locals! Everyone was friendly and made you feel welcome always left with a new must see place, lol. We hit the small town of Stowe a total tourist town where everything is over priced...however, we seemed to find a pub and a ice cream shop that was priced just right ha! Talking about ice cream...not far from there we found the famous Ben and Jerry's factory so of course had to stop and take a tour to see just how their ice cream is made and at the end were treated with a tasty ice cream treat, Mmmmm! One thing we did learn on the tour was that one ice cream on the list to be discontinued is the Cherry Garcia....ohhhh bummer (Sorry Frank)!
Another must see place that we learned about from another local pub bartender was the Alchemist brewery, they produce a beer called Heady Topper which, is rated 4th in the world! They produce 2 other beers Focal Banger and Crusher, currently you can only purchase their beer at their brewery or within a 25 mile radius of their brewery! Oh and we learned that on Ebay the Heady Topper is going for $60 a 4pk...and a local bartender stated that he has seen them go for as much as $80 a can...what!?
We heard from one of the locals that we had to check out "Brag Hill" which, if you drive to the top you are surrounded by nothing but the gorgeous colors of fall and perfect farm houses and barns. There is nothing cooler than seeing these old barns and farm houses in the middle of a lushous green pastures surrounded by the vibrant reds, golds, yellow and orange trees! Looks like something out of a fairy tale.
Vermont has a lot of the old covered bridges, of course had to check out a couple of them. They were fun to see, and were always a perfect picture opportunity!
Since we were so close to Maine we definately couldn't pass up going there for a day/night. We stayed in Old Orchard Beach right outside of Portland at a historic B&B, it's the oldest inn in Maine and was built in 1734 and was just 2 blocks from the ocean. We walked the little beach town and enjoyed the ocean then headed into Portland to check out the Old Port district which, is full of shops, pubs and amazing lobster/seafood! We heard that Boone's was a great place for seafood so that's where we ended up and we had some amazing lobster, oysters, brussel sprouts, and dessert! Wow, what a dinner!!! After our wonderful dinner we headed back to Old Orchard beach and hung out the rest of the night at the local pubs listening to music and hanging out with the locals. Great time in Maine!!
Well, kind of sad leaving Vermont as that means we are winding down to the end of our trip although we have a couple of stops along the way that will be fun, we will keep you updated along the way!

One of the many beautiful views that we saw on one of our motorcycle rides

Love the vibrant colors

Everywhere you look there are fun decorated pumpkin farms

Love all the pretty colored mums

The view from our RV site - what a sight to see every morning!

Our lovely home for 2 weeks!

All the towns stores were decked out  for fall

More of the fun Fall decor - My favorite!

One of the many pretty views that we came across on our walks

View of Lake Champlain that divides VT from NY

We had a thing for checking out a lot of the old cemeteries dating back from the 1700's

Some of the gorgeous colors that surrounded us

Beautiful views overlooking a pond

Ski resort soon to be packed with snow and skiers

State Capital of Vermont in Montpelier

At the Octoberfest festival in Bennington, VT

One of the many unique churches that you will find in VT

So serene!

Love the views!

One of the many old covered bridges you will find in VT

Wow, amazing!

This is our next home lol!

Ahhhh Oreo Cows!! So cute!!

Picture perfect!

Another beautiful reflection off the water

One of many beautiful running streams we came across

Must I say more...Yummmm!

The historic B&B we stayed at in Old Orchard, Maine

The ocean view 2 blocks from our place

The view outside Boone's restaurant

Enjoying our delicious lobster dinner! Mmmm so good!