Day 29, May 14, 2022 Corinth, Vermont

(NOTE: We are publishing May 14th's and May 15th's blog entries on May 16th. Unfortunately, our location for those two days did not have strong enough wifi to enable us to publish. So this entry and the next are "make-ups." )

Today we arrived in Vermont! The trip was only 2.5 hours away, because neither Vermont nor New Hampshire are very wide. We traveled on Hwy I-91 N and exited on State Hwy 25 before taking a series of winding roads up the foothills of the Green Mountains. Vermont literally means Green Mountain and its name is very appropriate for its mountainous, scenic beauty. Here are several photos -- Patrise was driving most of the day, so Doug took lots of photos of the journey and some small towns that we visited along the way.

(I-89 north)

(I-89 North)

(Hwy 25 near Corinth, VT)

(Scenes along Hwy 25)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Hwy 25 scene)

(Gravel road on the way to Chandlery Farm, owned by Tom and Karen Reed)

(More of that gravel road)

(As seen on Abe Jacobs Road, while heading to the Reed's house.)

(The RV on the main road approaching the main house. Doug got this picture, because he got out of the RV to scout the road ahead, to understand where we were going.)

We traveled to the Upper Valley of the Connecticut River and visited with our friends who own a home, guest house and a barn loft on 140 acres of land – altogether they constitute Chandlery Farm. They rent out the guest house and barn loft on AirBnB. Their home is a lovely, well decorated French country home with 3 bedrooms and 2-1/2 baths. It was like being in a luxurious bed and breakfast. Our room was on a separate side of the house, and it had its own bathroom attached. We loved the room and the spaciousness of our rooming accommodations. Below are some photos of the Chandlery Farm.

(The trout pond)

(Car barn)

(Car barn)

(Looking down at the guest house, from the main road)

(The barn house, as seen from the back patio)

(Panorama of part of the backyard)

(Panorama of part of the backyard)

(Panorama look from the front door)

(Looking down at one of the several beaver ponds)

(Rear of the Main house seen from the back lawn)

(Chandlery Farm main house, looking to the front door.)

(One of the North Highland cattle on the Reed's estate. There are about 14 of them including a 2-week old calf. Bulls and cows have horns.)

Here are pictures of the interior of the house

(Living room)

(Kitchen)

(Pantry way)

(Kitchen)

(Looking from the dining room into the kitchen)

Dining Room

Dining room

Looking from the guest bedroom to the living room

Guest bedroom

Patrise prepared a scrupulous meal for all of us of ground turkey spaghetti sauce, spaghetti squash and brocolini. She even made a cheesecake for dessert with mixed fresh berries. We continued to talk and visit with our friends until after 10 o’clock, when we turned in for the evening.