Awake: 6:02am Temp 50 sleep 6+49 sunny, then cloudy
overnight @ Derry, N.H.
We leave the Hidden Valley RV & Golf Park @ 11:19am. 1st stop on I-93…. a
toll plaza & $3.00; one mile later, the 2nd stop @ the New Hampshire
visitors’ center. We make this stop to inquire about a fueling plaza
further north on I-93 which is puzzling to us because the toll plaza
intersects with I-89 in the same area. The fellow inside the visitors’
center explains it nicely.
Next door to the visitors’ center is a New Hampshire State Liquor & Wine
Outlet Store. What the heck we thought, why not check it out? Surprise!
The wine selection & prices were not in our favor but the liquor prices
were the best we’ve seen in a long time. Although we are almost
teetotalers, we stock our home with a comfortable selection of good stuff
for worthy visitors along the way.
3rd stop: diesel fuel @ the Irving Oil Truck Stop; adding a mere 151
gallons. 4th stop: the Vermont visitors’ center for a good state map &
touring information. Our route to Vermont changes now as we bypass that
next toll plaza & move over to I-89. We arrive @ the Lake Champagne
campground in Randolph Center, Vermont @ 3:15pm.
Today’s travel: 2+30 time 124 miles 18.1 gal used 6.84 mpg
51.6 avg speed.
Mr. LaFrances met us @ our entry door with his car to drive us around &
select a parking site. We requested 50 amps on our reservation because
cold air is moving in. Of the 123 campsites, only 3 sites were available.
Many sites were taken & others were 30 amps. The site we chose has a
wonderful view of the lake, valley, & mountains to the east. What we
wanted & don’t have is….cell phone coverage.
5:15 dinner: Italian sausage, onions, and peppers with brown rice noodles
& marinara sauce + toast.
Evening movie: A video from Gary & Grace: “The Paper Chase” with Timothy
Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel, Edward Herrmann,
etc. A near-classic comedy-drama about pressures of freshman yr @ Harvard
Law School; Bottoms’ obsession with tyrannical professor Kingsfield
(Houseman) becomes even more complicated when he discovers his girl friend
is Kingsfield’s daughter! 1973. Don’t miss this one. Houseman received the
academy award for best supporting actor.
Today’s travel temp=64 elevation 1439 ft Lights out: 11:07pm
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