Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:46:05 -0500
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From: samcvt <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: NVC: Friday....VERMONT!!!
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"Sweetwaters" is a downtown Burlington restaurant which provides a free
Thanksgiving dinner to folks ... It is located on the downtown walking mall
(corner of College and Church)...Also, you might like the Flat Bread
restaurant which is located on St. Paul Street, one block toward Lake
Champlain from Sweetwaters.
Before last night, Mt. Mansfield had 9 inches of snow on the top. I haven't
heard how much the mountain got last night and today, but wx report
yesterday was calling for up to 9 additional inches. If you are heading for
the summit, expect hard-packed crust, because today has been windy. Also,
as you come into Vermont, I recommend you tune your radio to 107.9 (VT
Public Radio). They were reporting "black ice" on I-89 near Exit 8, which
is south of Montpelier, and can be "dicey" this time of year.
Have a great trip.
Sam Conant
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 9:43 PM
Subject: NVC: Friday....VERMONT!!!
>I would like to thank all those who have responded to me over the past few
> weeks, helping me to plan my upcoming trip to vermont! I'm very excited to
> spend my thanksgiving in or around Burlington, possibly sleeping in the
> back
> of our '85 volvo 240dl that will be our means of transport on this trip.
> Furthermore, my brother and i will be climbing Mt. Mansfield and we're
> eagerly packing our snow shoes and winter backpacking supplies. We have
> some
> tours we hope to take and some places we're hoping to make it to in and
> around Burlington, and it should be a great trip. One thing i looked into
> was Hostels in the area and according to the list i found on the Vermont
> State Chamber of Commerce Website, i made some calls. Only to find that of
> the 7 hostels i was considering, all of them have been closed for at least
> a
> few years (one had been out of business for almost 10 years and was still
> listed online!), this just goes to show you the importance of calling
> ahead.
> So it looks like we'll be spending a few nights in the back of the car and
> in search of cheap hotels, but it is bound to be one of the greatest
> thanksgivings i've had to date. We're going to "vermont sandwich company"
> to
> get turkey sandwiches on thanksgiving......they will be saved and eaten
> later on (the place closes early) for thanksgiving dinner.
>
> Expect a full report, i've gotten some great sudgestions and really
> appreciate your support! I'm just hoping to do a similar trip in a VW
> vanagon eventually (we're shooting for Bus Brrr).
>
> Have a great weekend everyone, and a happy holiday!
>
> -Craig
> '85gl
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