Day 36: the cabin (05 Sep 14)

Went up to see the cabin today - we were both very sad.  The property is very overgrown, weeds and trees everywhere, and Jen's garden is all but gone (except the peony bush).  No damage or anything to the cabin itself, it just made us both sad that we aren't there anymore.  The pups had a great time - just like our others who lived there, they Josh loved running free around the back 40 and hopping through the tick-infested weeds. In a surreal moment, Finn even went out on the front porch and laid down in Sandy's spot, surveying his domain (extra surreal if you know Finn - the damned dog NEVER lays down, especially in the middle of the day). 

We also had a chance to go to town hall and get our registration and plates for the RV and truck, and Jen was able to go to the DMV to get a new license. It was like a Saturday night live skit, trying to explain to the clerk why I have a NH license with an AZ address on it, but that my new address is in Missouri, but she can't mail it there because I don't know the address yet, so she should mail it to Florida, where we have a mail-forwarding service, but wait, they won't forward mail from a state DMV, so send it to New Jersey so my parents can forward it for me. The poor little ladies' brains were hot by the time we were done with that one. Thankfully, the DMV in Twin Mtn, NH is one of the few in the world where you are usually the only customer in the place. Seriously. 

Day 35: NH friends (04 Sep 14)

While Doug and the pups enjoyed a leisurely day of no driving, Jen hiked with North Conway Stephanie, and spent the rest of the day catching up on 4 years of stuff (that's a long time in girl years!!).  On her drive back up to Littleton, Jen raided every road-side farmstand in NH (including the one run by the inmates at the Grafton County Correctional Facility), and got stuck in a true North Country traffic jam, behind a logging truck doing 15 mph. 

Day 34: NEW HAMPSHIRE!!!! (03 Sep 14)

Drove to Littleton, NH this morning.  Damn, it's good to be back.  The campground is right on the Ammonousic River, so the pups are having a great time frolicking around in the cold mountain water. Since NH and VT are so tiny, we saved our "new state ceremony" for today, when we could do them together.

After we got settled, Jen took the truck and drove down to visit her friend Stephanie (a/k/a/ North Conway Stephanie), who now lives in Lyme, NH (near Dartmouth College).  Doug stayed in the campground with the pups and enjoyed not having to drive anywhere!

Day 33: NY to Vermont (02 Sep 14)

Drove from Corning, NY to Brattleboro, VT today. Long drive through lots of traffic and construction, but not quite as painful as we thought it would be. Doug gave up on yelling "MASSHOLE" every time one drove by once we actually entered Massachusetts, but he still growled under his breath a few times. It's very humid here in VT - not the crisp fall air we were hoping for.

After we got settled in the campsite, we went to the local brewery, which was right on the river in the cute little downtown area. Since today was Doug's actual birthday, Jen bribed the server to bring him a cake and make a fuss over him. He was cranky about getting sung to in public, but he got a really good piece of chocolate cake out of it, so all is good.