Beautiful Vermont



Woodstock, VT



Sabra Field artist extraordinaire

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Now back in Vermont and the weather has greatly improved. Blue skies and perfect temperatures. We ventured over toward Woodstock, VT. There is no argument from me why it is called one of the small beautiful towns in America. We were lucky enough to visit one of VT’s well known artists at her studio and home. She lives outside of Woodstock in a small village that is the ideal setting for an artist or writer. Barclay had a great time feeding her fish in the back pond and checking out the creek that ran along the property. VT is definitely the Green State!

Our campsite was at Quechee Gorge SP. The state parks have been so nice here. Bathrooms cleaner than at home! There are no electric sites at VT state parks. But who needs A/C here? We moved on to a private campsite where everyone seemed to know each other. They were all seasonal people that stay there on weekends or for the whole summer. One couple just sold their house in St. Pete and are now fulltime on the road.  One night was all we could handle here. A wonderful stop in Middlebury for lunch and wifi at a coffee shop. After a few melt downs we were out of there. The coffee shop was full of students and professors, only our small child that was getting antsy!



Barclay on a date with Maggie. Who wouldn't want a girl with a purple monster truck?

Lake Champlain south of Burlington, VT. Gorgeous. Views of the Adirondacks over the lake. The Button Bay SP was packed with families for Father’s Day weekend and a fishing tournament. Great pool but too cold for our FL blood. Barclay was excited to see so many kids. They all had bikes and scooters. Wish we had brought his scooter. 



Button Bay Lake Champlain



Looking across Lake Champlain to the Adirondacks



Campsite at Button Bay SP.



Farm Barn at Shelburne



On our way into Burlington we stopped at Shelburne Farms. What a great place for kids. It could have been a full day of petting animals and watching some get fed, sheared, milked, etc. Several animals had babies since May. The farm was built in the 1880’s as a model architectural farm. The wife of the owners was part of the Vanderbilt family so you can see it is not like most farms you think of.



These goats were born less than 24 hrs ago.




This looks like a fun game. Guess what is in the containers? Gross.


 


First milking for the new baby goats.