Saturday, November 08, 2003
Road tripping with the Spannies
It was a beautiful fall day and I decided to load “the pack” into the Rangie for an upstate road trip. We headed out after picking up some breakfast and decided that we would head up to Woodbury, Connecticut to do some antiquing. Although most of the leaves have already fallen, we drove the back roads for a view of the countryside and what leaves remained put on a good show. We were driving along Route 188 when Kira spotted a small state park and we decided to stop to walk the Spannies. The park turned out to be very pretty with a long cascading waterfall and covered wooden bridge. Winnie and Sparky were in their element! Winnie loves to walk in the fallen leaves and she amuses herself by kicking the leaves with her front feet. At times she all but disappears for the flying foliage. Sparky, was nose down in search of whatever scents he could find. After the walk, we loaded the dogs back in the Rangie and were off for the remainder of the drive to Woodbury.
We arrived in Woodbury relatively late in the afternoon so we didn’t have time to go into all of the shops that we wanted to, however, we managed to cover the highlights. After our first antique foray we stopped at a small restaurant along Route 6, just outside of Woodbury, called the “Charcoal Chef” and had a great cheeseburger and some apple pie. If you’re ever in the neighbourhood, I would definitely recommend stopping in!
We rounded out the afternoon in a few more shops and then stopped for some coffee and got the dogs out for a walk – although the were excited to get out of the car after diligently sleeping during most of the afternoon, once they hit the ground they frankly just wanted back into the car as the temperature had dropped to about 40 degrees at this point. The necessity to relieve themselves won out, and we took a brisk walk before loading the dogs back into the car for the trip home.
On the way back, we stopped in Greenwich, Connecticut on a small pier that afforded us a fantastic view of the lunar eclipse, although I think that the majesty of the moment might have been lost on the two sleepy Spannies, Kira and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. After watching the eclipse the pack turned for NYC and called it a (very successful) day.
We arrived in Woodbury relatively late in the afternoon so we didn’t have time to go into all of the shops that we wanted to, however, we managed to cover the highlights. After our first antique foray we stopped at a small restaurant along Route 6, just outside of Woodbury, called the “Charcoal Chef” and had a great cheeseburger and some apple pie. If you’re ever in the neighbourhood, I would definitely recommend stopping in!
We rounded out the afternoon in a few more shops and then stopped for some coffee and got the dogs out for a walk – although the were excited to get out of the car after diligently sleeping during most of the afternoon, once they hit the ground they frankly just wanted back into the car as the temperature had dropped to about 40 degrees at this point. The necessity to relieve themselves won out, and we took a brisk walk before loading the dogs back into the car for the trip home.
On the way back, we stopped in Greenwich, Connecticut on a small pier that afforded us a fantastic view of the lunar eclipse, although I think that the majesty of the moment might have been lost on the two sleepy Spannies, Kira and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. After watching the eclipse the pack turned for NYC and called it a (very successful) day.
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