Today we didn't have to break camp and pack up because we were staying in the same place for the second night. This meant we slept a little later and then headed out for Stowe, VT to get some breakfast at the Dutch Pancake House. This restaurant was part of the Grey Fox Inn and they served Dutch style pancakes which were somewhat thinner than an American pancake, but thicker than crepes, and it was about 12 inches in diameter. After our awesome pancake breakfast we went up the mountain road northwest of Stowe to Smuggler's Notch , which was a narrow notch cut into the mountain up near its peak. The scenery was beautiful and we got some great pictures of the rock faces in the area. Next we looked up a couple of backwoods Vermont covered bridges and set off to go find them. We saw the Brookdale covered bridge, which was a little more modern, but still had the rustic feel. The second bridge was the Sterling Brook covered bridge, which was built in 1896 and we got some awesome pictures there too. Both bridges were at the end of dirt roads and you really got a feel for rural Vermont. After the bridges we headed to the Stowe Farmer's Market, where we bought some locally grown steak for supper and got to see some of the same vendors we saw at the Shelbourne market. At the farmer's market Katy noticed a sign for the local NOMAD Dog Agility Competition being held just a few miles away, so we loaded up and went to see it in person. We like to watch agility shows on TV, but this was our first in person show, and the dogs were amazing! They ran the course very well and I'm sure we will see some of them in the national competition later this year. We had lunch at a local place called McCarthy's, which was fantastic, and then we went for dessert and a tour at Ben and Jerry's in Waterbury, VT. We got to take a short tour of the factory, see a video on the creation of the brand, and have a sample of an ice cream in testing (which passed the test to us!). We picked up a few souvenirs and went to see a couple of places we noticed on the way to our campsite before. The first one was Ziemke glass blowing studio, where we got to watch the glass being made, and the second was the Cold Hollow Cider Mill, where we got to see some history on the mill, look around the mill itself, and buy some cider jelly, which tastes amazing! We tried to find somewhere to buy a new air mattress because ours was losing air, but we were unsuccessful because it was Sunday and lots of places were closed. It wasn't too bad though, and we had a great day otherwise!
Here are our ictures for the day!
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