Beer flight at Brown’s Brewery.
Great sign for a brewery.
Kaleidoscope Cafe
On our drive to Saratoga we spotted Kaleidoscope Cafe and decided the mix of BBQ and homemade Ice Cream was the perfect combination we wanted for lunch. We stopped in and Bruce, the gregarious owner, welcomed us and gave us a rundown of the menu. Everything here is made by him personally, except the hot dogs. He gave me a sample of all four of his BBQ sauces. I wanted to buy a couple of bottles to take home but he’s not selling that, yet. We had brisket and pulled pork and all of it was great. The mac-n-cheese goes perfect with the brisket.
We of course had ice cream as well. The Peanut Butter Infusion was amazing, but equally great was the Sweet Blue-Nilla which we tried in both scoop and shake options. Easily the best blueberry ice cream I have ever had.
We had a great time and heard some of Bruce’s story, and how he opened Kaleidoscope just last year in the middle of the pandemic. He’s powered through and pivoted a bit but is continuing to build out a great place for BBQ and Ice Cream. If you are in the area, you need to make a stop and say Hi! 👋
We took a walk around Studio Hill Farm this morning and checked out the Studio on the Hill. We saw people out working the fields, chickens doing what they do, and these sheep that had just gotten moved to a new pasture and were greatly enjoying all the fresh grass.
Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 5, Wednesday
Weather: Great weather. Cool morning. Clear for our entire drive. Couple drops of rain on the sail. Cool in evening.
- 7:00a: Clean up Modern Accord Depot and get car loaded
- 8:07a: Depart for Woodstock, NY.
- Light breakfast at Bread Alone Bakery in Woodstock.
- Short hike in Overlook Mountain Wild Forest.
- Visited Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist Monastery.
- Walked around downtown Woodstock and checked out shops.
- Delicious lunch at Shindig.
- Left for Kingston.
- 2:00p: Sailing in Hudson River.
- 5:15p: Depart for Greenbush, NY.
- 6:21p: Dinner at Nic’s Trattoria.
- 7:30p: Depart for Shaftesbury, VT.
- 8:14p: Enter Vermont.
- 8:30p: Arrived at Vermont Schoolhouse Farm Cottage.
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We took an afternoon sail with Hudson Sailing. We had a great, relaxing time sailing up the Hudson River. The wind was really calm but Dan, the owner and captain, was able to grab what was there and have a good time on the water. ⛵️
We visited the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist Monastery outside of Woodstock, NY today. Unfortunately the buildings were closed due to COVID-19, but we saw the grounds, outside of the Shrine building, and the Eight Stupas.
Sign in a storefront in Woodstock, NY.
I’m eager to read Michael Pollan’s newest book, This Is Your Mind on Plants. We listened to Pollan on Tim Ferriss’ podcast and found it interesting. We got the book at Mirabai in Woodstock, NY.
