Ben and Jerry's Stowe Vermont, End of the road

So we started the final day of our trip with a tour of the Ben and Jerry's factory in Stowe Vermont. You can see the flavor grave yard we visited, and the tour which ended with a sampling of "Late night Snack". Delicious, so good in fact, Garreth went for seconds! Both families enjoyed the Vermonster (for breakfast, I might add!), and I do believe Team Buckland took the Gold for endurance and speed for finishing the Vermonster despite the lead time Team Darling had on us!! We had a 3 hour drive to Cornwall where we crossed, had lunch, and parted ways! We had a short stop in Ottawa, then home around 12:00 am. Kids got jammies on in Barry's Bay, and Quinn was the last awake when we pulled in exhausted, but glad we didn't encounter any moose through Algonquin Park! We are glad to be home with our wonderful memories and photos!

Photos from Bangor Maine and Stowe Vermont

Saturday August 20/11
We had a beautiful drive Saturday from Bangor Maine to Stowe Vermonnt as you can see. You can also see the crab apples I spoke about!! We all enjoyed the space and swim as you can see from the photos from our final campsite in Stowe after being in the car all day. Maybe we were a little long at Target.

Bangor Maine

We stayed at Pleasant Hill campground last night, and enjoyed swimming, a camp fire, and a bit of shopping! Our trailer was set up under a crab apple tree, and the Darling's site was covered with them. Although I love the sound of rain on the trailer roof, there was nothing enjoyable about the constant drizzle of crab apples last night on the roof. Rowan is still on east coast time and woke an hour earlier, I guess that means I am too! We hit Marshalls, Target, and Khols and are now en route to our final camp site in Stowe Vermont. We expect to be there between 5 and 6. We will tour the Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory on our final day before heading home!!

Cast off!!

I forgot to mention yesterday that Rowan enjoyed his first day at the beach without a cast! It was so wonderful to see him run in the sand and play in the ocean without his little blue flipper! The most common comment we received about his cast was " that sure doesn't slow him down!". It was really tattered and hard some sharp edges that were rubbing on his feet, not to mention the ever growing hole he had worn in his heel! He is still dragging the leg, but enjoying his freedom! My new challenge, I now I have to find 2 shoes instead of 1!

Last Day in Lunenburg

Our last day in Lunenburg was packed! We began the day at Hirtle's beach, catching some waves and playing in the sand. After lunch we ventured into town and Frank (the horse) took us on a tour of Lunenburg. Basil our tour guide let us know that directly across the harbor is the best view of the town, so we drove over and took a few photos. We picked up scallops for dinner from Knickle and Adams, a local scallop company, they fish for 10 days at a time with  a crew of 16 and can bring back 40, 000 scallops a boat! They ship all over. The kids and dads returned to Sand Dollar beach while the moms packed. We cleaned till about 11 pm, and are set to head back to Bangor Maine tomorrow, a 9 hr drive. We will miss Lunenburg !

Peggy's Cove and Sand Dollar Beach

Today the Darling's visited Anne on PEI, and we ventured out to Peggy's Cove. We saw the Swiss air memorial, and moved on to the village of Peggy's Cove and the lighthouse. An awesome sight with the rounded rocks and the waves crashing all around! The kids loved climbing all over the rocks. We enjoyed ice cream and headed back to the house to pack up for Sand Dollar beach. The kids were brave enough to catch live crabs, and Quinn and Grace each found a sand dollar! Rowan and Marlee loved the shallow warm water, and Rowan thought the pockets of water were giant puddles (left by the tide) that he was allowed to jump in! Nothing could be better for him! We visited again with the Wallaces, found out more about any and all questions we had and said our good byes! Mrs. Wallace would like us to give her warning next time we appear in Lunenburg so she can prepare us a traditional meal fish cakes! The evening ended with the painting of sea shells. Tomorrow is pack up day!!