Girls Trip To New England

I was going to share my favorite girl’s trip ever, but changed my mind today when I was walking the dog and watched the first leaves of fall floating to the ground! New England in the fall is a beautiful place to be and I was lucky to be there! With a map and lodging reservations in hand Linda and I headed out on another fast moving adventure! Our first stop was the northern most point on Cape Cod and then we worked our way through four states. The color was spectacular everywhere we traveled. The last of the summer flowers added vibrant color to the fall hues.

I am a Sound of Music fan, so I was thrilled to stay in Stowe, Vermont, home of the “real” Von Trapp family. While there, we stayed at the Trapp Family Lodge which is nestled in the mountains above the village of Stowe. They offered a documentary movie on the “real” Maria and I am happy to report, it didn’t destroy my image of Julie Andrews’ Maria from my childhood. The villages around Stowe proved to be entertaining and enjoyable too. Apple cider, maple syrup, Cabot cheese – we ate and shopped our way through! We especially enjoyed our stop at Ben and Jerry’s. Yum yum!

Our most disappointing experience was the storm that blew in once we arrived in Maine. It was three days of misery! First, we had waited to go sailing until we reached Maine, and much to our chagrin, we watched as they locked the boats down for the incoming storm. To say we were disappointed is an understatement. We looked long and hard to find a B&B on the coast and were thrilled when we did. However, the room howled as the wind blew through the windows keeping us up the whole night. All we could do was laugh. The final day of our misery - we drove out of our way to travel the Kancamagus Highway, which is touted as one of the most beautiful drives in New England, but the storm had traveled inland and took all the leaves off the trees!

But, it was a wonderful trip. We laughed. We shopped. We met interesting people along the way. We ate oysters on the Cape. We ate lobsters in Maine. We walked the beach. We climbed the hills. We drove through sunshine. We drove through the rain. But best of all, we caught up on another year of our lives.