Road Trip!!!

Since Carl has been spending Saturdays studying and since last weekend was a long weekend, that meant I had 2 days (Friday and Saturday) all by myself!  On Friday, I got all my Saturday things done (like grocery shopping) so that I could go on my own little adventure on Saturday!  I decided I was going to go on a little road trip by myself, I just needed a destination!  So I pulled out a map, closed my eyes and pointed...Well, sort of...Next thing I knew, I was headed to...

 

I thought maybe it was a little far to drive in one day but then again, I did have all day!  I had heard of a few places that were neat to visit in Vermont so I decided to head to Burlington.  I headed to the border and the lady at the crossing asked me "Where ya headed?"

Leah: "Vermont"

Guard: "Why are you going there?"

Leah: "Ummm, just for a drive"

Guard: "Are you meeting someone there?"

Leah: "Nope"

Guard: "Are you going shopping?"

Leah: "Ummm, no"

Guard: "How long are you staying?"

Leah: "I'm not sure, I'll be back today"

Guard: Strange look, long pause..."Have you ever been refused entry to the US?"

Leah: "No???"

After four and a half hours of driving, I finally made it!  By the time I got there, I felt brain dead from driving, felt a little displaced and wasn't sure what to do with myself once I arrived!  Burlington was a little bit bigger than the sleepy town I imagined it to be, so after driving around for a bit, I finally found parking and went to stretch my legs.

    

I found this cool pedestrian street (which I have more appreciation for, being married to an Urban Planner), walked up and down it once and then decided I better get back to Kingston!  I hopped back in the car and spent another four and half hours driving home!  I think the highlight of my drive was seeing a man walking down the street in his black and red checkered flannel jacket holding a big rifle - only in the streets of America!  Oddly enough, I saw the same guy on my drive both to and from Burlington!  Other than that, the scenery wasn't anything to write home about!  As I crossed the border, I got the same weird treatment from another border crossing guard.  Can't a girl just go for a nine hour drive?  I'm glad I got the need for a drive out of my system, I don't think I'll be craving another one for awhile now!