Vermont Visit - Chapter 2 - Out and About

At the moment, we've got Paige in a fairly set daily routine, especially as meals and sleep is concerned. I'd planned and assumed we'd relax this somewhat on holiday, so as to not impact the various activities we anticipated. However, I found that keeping to a roughly 1pm *home* naptime (Paige isn't the best car or pram sleeper) turned out to be a nice way to manage our days.

Keeping this 1 pm home time meant we got to balance sightseeing with relaxation -- the latter part of that equation something that often gets missed on vacation, as we run around trying to pack as much in as possible.

And with Paige awake between 5 and 6 a.m. most mornings, there was still plenty of time to get out and about before naptime... assuming we could get everyone else moving as well!

Pre-meal at the Farmers Diner

After a day spent recovering from jet lag (and lazing about inside due to rainy weather), we were ready to explore. Bright and early Thursday morning, we headed out for the Montshire Museum of Science (stopping of course for our first diner breakfast, at the good 'ol Farmers Diner in Queechee. Yum. Though our enjoyment of the meal was somewhat curtailed by the sight of a chipmunk running in and out of the kitchen and dining area. Hmm... not sure what it says for the restaurant's hygeine, but the pancakes were still tasty enough...)

Before the Science Park - but still splashy

The Museum was great... or at least it looked great. We didn't get through much of it before venturing outside to the Science Park. I didn't notice the bit about the solar system model -- we (by we, I mean Paige) were too busy checking out the "The Rill, a 250-foot long watercourse that takes a meandering path from the Museum building toward the river." According to the website, "Young hydrologists can store up a mini-flood and then release it to the lower part of the Rill." Or they can just splash. And splash. And get absolutely soaked, laughing all the while.

 

Splash-tastic... and soaked

Making music with Poppy