Coast2Coast Day 80: Sunny Brook Farm/Sharon, Vermont to North Woodstock, New Hampshire; one beautiful day, two covered bridges, three cocks crowing, and meeting folks and taking pics of homes along the way!
After a ‘hearty breakfast’ of egg, cheese and sausage, plus coffee, stated the morning from Sunny Brook Farm with a 300+ foot climb. After an overnight rain, the pavement was amazingly dry, which is good.
The roads are mostly good through the remaining miles of Vermont, with the mountains and hillsides green, and the roosters crowing to meet the new day!
Worried with the notice that there would only be clearance of eleven feet, nine inches ahead, and whether the van would be able to get through safely. Cathy had passed me, and made it through the bridge with the van unscathed. She took a nice pic of me passing through the bridge. Stopped at Habbets MiniMart in East Thetford, and enjoyed a pint of chocolate milk!
Crossed the bridge from Vermont to New Hampshire, and took a quick right onto Route 10. Just after the bridge, the road is actually dirt, which became pavement. Came to a second covered bridge along the road, and met a father, son and son’s wife at the bridge. The three of them are from the Netherlands, and are in the White Mountains for a niece’s wedding (including a hike up to the wedding site!). We exchanged taking pictures for each of us, and talked for a bit. The father and son are both physicians, and the spouse is a registered nurse, thus all in health care. We wished each other well on our respective journeys.
Further along Route 10 is the town of Orford, New Hampshire, which also has a bridge connecting to Vermont. On recommendation from a helpful woman walking her dog, she suggested Jan’s Fairlee Diner, which is just back across the Connecticut River/Vermont state line. The owner/Jan is the fry cook, Carrie (her daughter) and Sue were the wait staff for the morning. The Diner is very close to the Northern Tier Route, and seemed to be the only place offering breakfast along the way. The second breakfast of French Toast, home fries, eggs, and ham, was very good, and hit the spot for fuel for the day!
Cathy and I met again at the Moosilauke Library located within the Woodstock Town Center. We decided we would lunch at the Woodstock Brewery and Inn along Main Street. Kevin waited on our table, and anticipated our needs. Great lunch!
We showered, napped, had dinner, then ice cream before retiring for the night. Another fine day, and getting closer to the Coast!