Travel

Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.

August 10, 2021

The kids are sleeping on an actual air mattress tonight, fulfilling the origin story of Airbnb! 😊

August 10, 2021

Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 11, Tuesday

Weather: Good weather, pretty hot. Started raining after we got settled in Rochester. Hot and humid in the evening. 7:45a: Depart Treehouse. 8:00a: Dunkin’ Donuts! 🍩 Drive to Rochester, NY. 10:31a: Enter New York. Goodbye Vermont. 👋 11:45a: Lunch at DomAdi’s Deli in Amsterdam, …

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August 9, 2021

Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 10, Monday

Weather: Nice, clear day. A bit hot in the afternoon with temps nearly 90 °F. 9:09a: Depart Treehouse. 9:22a: Enter New Hampshire! 9:45a: 1h 15m wait for table at Polly’s Pancake Parlor. Switch up plans. 9:50a: Worst coffee ever at REDACTED. 😤 10:40a: Flume Gorge hike. Amazing! …

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August 9, 2021

Delicious “short pours” at Schilling Beer Co. tonight. Combover, Hopfenweisse, and Moonship on Blackberry. 🍺

Three short pour beer samples on a wood table with a printed order receipt showing Combover, Hopfenweisse, and Moonship on Blackberry at Schilling Beer Co.

August 9, 2021

Serious about the canning, and an incredibly precise display. 👏

Shelves of White Mountains Canning Co pickle jars in varieties including Sweet Heat, Sweet Fire, Mustard, and Bread and Butter Pickles.

August 9, 2021

“One of America’s 10 best towns and main streets!” Way to wear it proud Littleton! 🙌

Jax Jr. Cinemas marquee on Main Street in Littleton NH welcoming visitors and noting the town is one of Americas 10 best towns and main streets

August 9, 2021

Polly’s Pancake Parlor was delicious and the busiest place we’ve eaten at on our trip, by a long shot. 🥞

Tyler: 3 OREO Pancakes.
Mazie: Buckwheat chocolate chip, Oatmeal buttermilk blueberry, Gingerbread walnut.
Tammy: OREO Pancake, Corn and Coconut, Oatmeal buttermilk chocolate chip.
Jamie: Buckwheat blueberry, Corn with coconut, Gingerbread with walnuts

Polly's Pancake Parlor restaurant exterior, a dark wood barn-style building with red metal roof, flower boxes, and a garden in front

Two kids posing beside the large yellow and red Pollys Pancake Parlor sign along a rural New Hampshire road on a sunny summer day.

August 9, 2021

Ever since we did our Charlie Brown Tree with Adam Gale of Rust n’ Grain I’ve found myself appreciating tree carvings more. I love this Moose that was in the Flume Gorge visitor center. I especially liked the details.

Two children stand beside a tall carved wooden moose statue dressed as a hiker inside the Flume Gorge visitor center in New Hampshire.

Carved wooden moose wearing a New Hampshire Parks and Recreation hat and bandana, holding a backpack decorated with state park patches including Mt. Washington and Franconia Notch.

Large wooden moose carving seen from behind wearing a carved backpack painted with NH state outline in American flag colors and NH lettering inside Flume Gorge visitor center

Carved wooden moose backpack detail showing New Hampshire Parks and Recreation patch, Flume Gorge and Lafayette Place stickers, and a blue butterfly

Close-up of a carved wooden moose torso wearing shorts with a pocket note reading Moose-A-Laneous List of things to do at the Flume: 1. Have Fun!

August 9, 2021

Flume Gorge

This morning we drove from St. Johnsbury over to New Hampshire for the day. Our first event of the day was an amazing 2+ mile hike to see the Flume Gorge. Due to COVID-19 they were requiring tickets and timed entries. When we got there people were actually queued up to get in …

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August 9, 2021

Nice place to put your feet in the water and relax a bit. Littleton, NH.