Awake: 5:17am Temp 47 sleep 6+10 high clouds overnight @
Randolph Center,Vermont.
Before we left Nicktown, Therese D. from the Koffee Klub & I talk about a
rendezvous in Vermont between the 10th & 26th of October; so yesterday @
the Hidden Valley campground, I wrote Therese an e-mail indicating we were
leaving for Vermont on Wednesday.
This morning I walk over to the office where they have a computer for
public use; sure enough, Therese responds with thoughts of us being closer
by roads to the Sugarbush area where she is staying than we really are. In
perusing our campground manuals last night, I found another campground
further north in Stowe, closer to Sugarbush then we are now, has 50amps,
is big rig friendly & has the potential of having cell phone coverage.
After breakfast, K & I drive the Suzuki ½ mile to a payphone; make a call
to Stowe…no answer. Ok its 9:00am & maybe they are not open yet. To kill
time & curiosity, we take a short trip to the small town of Randolph (15
min). What we found was not a small town but a good sized town of over
2000 people with an active downtown. Kathy talked me into exploring a Ben
Franklin store which I don’t ever remember visiting before. She tells me
they are old & have been around for yrs. We could have easily spent more
time there but I wanted to get back to that payphone & concentrate on
changing campgrounds today if possible.
My next call to the campground in Stowe is a success. They have space
available, 50 amps & it is big rig friendly. I didn’t ask about the cell
phone coverage. En route back to the bus, I stop in the office & write a
quick e-mail to Therese to let her know our new intended location in Stowe
so she won’t be misled by our present address.
Less than an hr later, we leave the Lake Champagne RV Park in Randolph
Center & are heading toward Stowe, VT. Along the way, our cell phone comes
alive; Kathy listens to recent messages from Terry (Therese) who is trying
to find out exactly where we will be & possibly visiting us around 1:00pm
today. Then….Kathy calls Terry & she answers. Problem & confusion solved!
We arrive @ the Goldbrook Campground in Stowe,Vermont @ 12:28pm.
Campground owner John greets us, gives us a map & tells us to drive right
in & come see him when we are settled.
Today’s travel: 52 min time 42 miles 5.3 gal used 7.9 mpg
49.9 ave speed.
It’s a small campground, nicely laid out & well manicured. Not only do we
get good Satellite signals but also strong cell phone signals. 30 min
after we park, Terry drives in looking for our bus. Such a nice
coincidence! We talk about each others recent activities & then start
talking about touring ideas here in Vermont. She then returns to her
daughter’s condo in the Sugarbush area some 40 min south of here.
Mid afternoon, K & I visit the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory & pay for a
tour. They do give everyone on the tour a free & very small sample of
their newest flavor. After our tour, we can’t resist having a cone with
one scoop. It’s soooo good! A lot of people, about 5,000, visit B & J’s
daily some arriving via bus tours.. En route to our campground, we go out
of our way to take a sneak peek of the town of Stowe. Darkness is looming
so we will return on another day.
7:30 dinner: Pork chops, broccoli, fried whole wheat noodles, mixed salad
& toast.
After dinner: Kathy calls Jodi in Memphis for an hr’s talk. I call Zack,
leave a message & then, enjoy some computer time.
Today’s temp=60 Elevation ? Lights out: 11:22pm
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