Whitefield to Westport

Today is moving day we will be going to Westport on Lake Champlain travelling through Vermont on the way. The day starts very wet, but it's all good inside the Lion and the Rose as Chris has prepared another sumptuous breakfast feast, french toast stuffed with ricotta cheese and raspberries, served with a hot raspberry sauce and fresh fruit on the side. Absolutely gorgeous, breakfast will never be the same again, my usual porridge doesn't sound quite so appetising now.

 

I've decided that today we will visit some covered bridges during our drive, fortunately there are 3 quite close together in Bath. Dave patiently indulges me, driving round until all three have been found, walked over and photographed. We continue our trip towards the Vermont border and in an excellent information centre find a map of Vermont and useful information about ferries across Lake Champlain all cheerfully provided by an old man in backwoods type dress. He asks us if we're here to see how the colonies are doing, we reply they seem to be doing just fine without us!

Dave has tolerated the covered bridges viewings on the promise of a visit to the Ben and Jerry ice cream factory in Waterbury. We arrive at lunch time and our guide George proves to be an excellent and witty tour guide. We note that there are no children on this tour and that we are the youngest in the group. The tour finishes with a tasting which unfortunately for Jan is mint choc chip which she does not like: oh well I will just have to eat both samples. Jan gets her own back in the shop by demanding a chocolate indulgence all to herself. As we come out of the factory the sun has started to shine and the rest of the drive is completed in brilliant sunshine.

The drive through the Green Mountains over the Lincoln Notch is simply stunning. Bursts of sun break through the trees, lighting up the jewel like colours of the leaves. "Gertie" is having a nervous breakdown by now as she reckons we're off road and in grave danger; just as well our friendly backwoods man supplied us with better information!! We're forced to put her into time out.

Finally we cross the lake by ferry and drive to Westport to reach The Inn On The Library Lawn. It is a beautiful airy inn and our room has a double aspect and a sitting room. The rainbow and the sunset views of the lake and distant shore line viewed from the room are both stunning and amazing.

Tonight we're going to eat at The Deer's Head Inn in Elizabethtown, the Adirondack's oldest Inn.