Headed back towards Buffalo to catch Interstate 90, paid another dollar to cross Beaver Island and took a ticket at the toll booth for the interstate. Still no Starbucks. This toll road was actually a very good road compared to prior ones and once we are out of town the traffic was light. All Starbucks on the GPS were behind us, probably in Canada.
Remember those toll road plazas I mentioned a few days ago? Well each does have a Starbucks, so with Mocha and Americano in hand we moved on east.
Diving through New York we passed Rochester home of the “Kodak Moment”, Syracuse ranked 4th in the nation as a place to raise a family, Utica which went from “The City that God Forgot” due to the mass exodus of businesses to “Second Chance City” due to the mass influx of immigrants and Albany noted for sports teams such as the Albany Firebirds, the River Rats, the Tri-City ValleyCats and the Albany Legends.
Lunch today was in Saratoga Springs, New York. If you are old enough, you may remember the movie Saratoga Trunk staring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. As I remember trunk referred to a railroad line, not a container for clothing.
Continuing north we finally entered Vermont near Rutland. After that I don’t have a clue how we got to Northfield, Vermont. I do know we traveled mostly back-country two lane roads, passed through numerous small towns, saw lots of church steeples, passed many Bed and Breakfasts and enjoyed the changing colors of Fall.
The small town of Northfield is home to Norwich University. Founded in 1819, it is the first private military college in the United States. Northfield is also home to the Northfield Inn, the Bed and Breakfast where we are staying for the next two nights.
After checking in and signing up for a 7:00 am breakfast, we asked the owner about a place for dinner. Unbelievable. The recommendation was Italian. How could this be I asked myself, as well as Barb. Oh well, off we went. It took us a half hour to find the restaurant which was about a quarter mile away. I was so lost that I actually made a u-turn in the restaurant’s parking lot and set off in another direction still seeking Italian.
Split a Caesar Salad and small pepperoni pizza along with two beers. Back at the B & B Barb had Chardonnay and I Cabernet in the Italian style. Only Earl knows what that means. 457 miles today.
Northfield Inn
Northfield, Vermont
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