Shelburne, VT
Our next stop was the Cabot Creamery in Cabot, Vermont, which we had been to four years ago. It is a dairy-farmer-owned cooperative that opened in 1919. They are still very generous with sampling cheeses and dips. We sampled and then made our purchases.
After arriving at Shelburne Camping Area and setting up we headed out to get sheared (haircuts). The scenery along the way was beautiful.
The next morning started out with a surprise. When going out to the truck Mike noticed the left rear tire was flat, so we had to make phone calls and wait until someone could come and change it. Then off for lunch at Al’s French Fry’s, a South Burlington, Vt institution that was started in the late 1940's. Outside and inside it resembles an old-fashioned diner. The booths are red and black with white tiles are on the floor. You order at the counter and then get your food and hope to find a table. We were there around 2:00 and the place was busy. They have burgers, chicken, hot dogs, corn dogs and salads but they are best known for their fries. They serve the smallest hamburgers we have ever seen but the fries were very good.
Next stop was the Church Street Market Place in Burlington which is a four block pedestrian outside mall lined with restaurants, shops and a mix of entertainers trying to earn some money.
Lake George, NY
We took a five-minute ferry ride across Lake Champlain from Vermont into New York. There was no charge for the ferry ride because they had to demolish the old bridge since it was no longer safe. The new bridge is in the progress of being built. Both sides have been started but they haven’t met in the middle yet. Hope they do upon completion.
Our new home for the next few days is King Phillip’s Campground in Lake George, New York, an old resort area. After setting up we drove into town to walk up and down the busy streets of little shops typical of a tourist-trap. There were oodles and oodles of people walking both sides of the main street and the side streets trying to spend their money.
After enjoying a morning of a yummy breakfast in the trailer and relaxing we headed into Lake George Village for our 2:30 reservation on the Mohican cruise. We were a little leery about the weather, but Judy packed her rain jacket and umbrella. Because of that we lucked out and it turned out to be a very nice day, a little sunnier on the return trip and the humidity was quite high. Lake George is 32 miles long and 183 islands dot the surface of the lake. 154 of the islands are state owned, 29 private, most are undeveloped. Some are very small they have no purpose as far as we could see, although there was usually at least one tree on each one matter how small it was. The boat had both enclosed and outside observation decks. We chose the outside since it was such a beautiful day. The two and a half hour cruise on Lake George took us by many beautiful homes and boat docks. By Lake George Village they were almost ‘shoulder to shoulder’. The hotels and resorts were on the opposite side of the lake. The sizes of all these buildings went from comfortable to huge. We strolled the stores close to the dock and even sat in Adirondack chairs, finding they are most comfortable than they look. The scenic Adirondack Mountains surround the area. Then back to the trailer for dinner and visiting with the French couple from Quebec next door.
You Meet All Sorts Of People On The Streets!
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