This past 4th of July weekend, I headed down to White River Junction area to visit Paul for the long weekend. Paul had Thursday off, so we headed over to Montshire Museum to check out Sue! Sue is the T-Rex that the museum is displaying all summer along with some extra exhibits about dinosaurs. But before we headed inside the museum, we went out looking for Paul's brother, Noah, who was working at a camp there. Since he works there, we could get in free...with his pass. So our Montshire day began with the search for Noah. We tried using GPS coordinates, but those ultimately didn't seem to help. After looking around one trail, we started on the next. We walked around for about 30 minutes until we took a break by the water that was there.
Trying to find Noah*
A break by the water, it was a hot day!
Paul capturing the moment and beautiful scenery
Finally, we heard the small children voices and followed to find Noah and the group as they were headed back towards the museum. We grabbed the pass and hiked back, passing through the water portion of the museum outside and cooling off in the mist. Finally inside the magnificent air conditioning, we found Sue!
The Three Musketeers! Paul, Sue and I*
The top floor view*
Playing with the fog!*
It was an awesome day! I felt like a kid again getting to play with all the different science games they had. For the rest of the weekend, Paul was cooking at Dana's (the restaurant he works at) in the morning, but in the afternoon we got to go to beaches, eat ice cream and enjoy the weather. Though we didn't get to see any fireworks ourselves, we did watch this awesome video of a drone in the middle of a firework show, check it out!
This past Saturday was my birthday, so to celebrate I thought what better way than to take advantage of the beautiful summer weather than go to the farmers market and strawberry picking. I had never gone before, but how cute does it sound to go strawberry picking with friends?
As I've talked about before, I love the Burlington farmers market. I tried a new stand and got a delicious breakfast wrap. After, I couldn't help but finish off the meal with maple cotton candy!
L to R: Amanda, Lily, myself, Catherine, and Michelle at the farmers market
Afterwards, we headed to Sam Mazza's farm for strawberry picking! Most of us had never been before, so it was an adventure for all! We went out into the fields and were encouraged to pick and sample to our hearts desire!
Sam Mazza's pay station
My picks from the day
Amanda with her perfect strawberry
The girls out in the fields
Lily and I with our berries!
When we got back, we cooled off in the room for a bit and then went to North Beach and to Ben and Jerrys (they give you a free scoop on your birthday!) to end the day. Quite perfect if you ask me!
In Burlington during the summer, every Friday night they have a food truck extravaganza! Food trucks from restaurants or just individuals come together and gather in Burlington to sell to the huge groups of people. During the Friday night festivities, there is also music playing and plenty of people walking around. Lily and I went for the first time this past Friday, and it will not be the last time! Upon arrival, we were surprised at how big it was and the variety of trucks. Long lines wrapped around trucks, people hoping that they won't sell out before they make it to the front. After checking out our options, we found a truck that struck our fancy.
The cart we chose
Waiting for our food
Lily with her pulled pork. I stole a taste and it was one of the best I've ever had!
The people and trucks
While waiting in line, the band that was playing came over in the midst of all the people and began playing a tune and dancing through the people. It was so cool!
My delicious crab cake sandwich
An ice cream cart
The building it was next to
I've heard that it was good, but I had no idea that it would be that delicious!! It was constantly hopping with people and there were so many options, we will definitely be heading back soon to get more and try all the carts. If you are in Burlington on a Friday night, this is a must eat!
