Picnics, Pens, and Playgrounds: Day 2 and 3

Let me start off by saying that I feel much better tonight than last night. Thank you to Alli and my mom for the comments. They were reassuring. I woke up this morning with a terrible tummy ache and we didn't get out until much later than we wanted; however, we also didn't go home either. We decided to shovel out the dinero to stay one more night. I'm so glad that we did. When I go through our credit card bill later I will more than likely feel differently but I really didn't want my last night here to end on such a sour note.

Due to the rain out from yesterday and Dave not feeling well (we apparently took turns in the not feeling well department) we didn't get to do a whole lot. The annual Stowe Arts Festival was this weekend and we stopped by there but it was super muddy and it reminded me of a lesser imitation of the Big E. It didn't help that we arrived with a preconceived notion of what it would be like. When we came up two years ago, we went to a festival with a bunch of free wine and food. We both thought it was that but looking at their schedule of events we think it might be restaurant week that is happening the last weekend in October. Still, we did find a couple of artists whose work we really liked. You can check out their websites here and here. There were a couple of others that didn't have websites which is a shame.

Due to the rain, we decided it was the perfect day to spend a couple of hours at Ben and Jerry's factory. We went on their tour and the weather cleared up enough for us to get some fantastic shots.

Yes, the line is that long.

View from Ben and Jerry's

Oh no! Not the Flavor Graveyard

Noes! No more Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough!!!

Okay, Cookies and Milk will do just fine.

Today we went on a short hike through the woods before going taking a trip up the mountain and sliding down the Alpine slide. It was so much more fun than I thought it was going to be when I first looked at it. In fact, a part of me was kind of nervous about doing it but then I saw a bunch of children running up to it and determined that it must be something I could handle. I might have been a little tentative but I got the hang of it. Unfortunately due to it being a giant slide we were unable to take any photos. Then earlier this evening, we drove into town and walked about a bit. Here are some photos from today: