Saturday, August 14, 2004

Vacation in Vermont (cont.)

Warning! This blog entry is a sequel. If you have not yet viewed Vacation at Long Last, you must do so NOW before continuing under penalty of extreme bodily harm!! Or at the very least, you may be confused. :)

While on vacation, I discovered a great new summer hobby, kayaking. The Boy and I rented a kayak and tooled around on Mallet's Bay, the inlet of Lake Champlaign where we were staying. Dave and I kept referring to it as Mullet's Bay. We packed a lunch and cruised all over the place, stopping on a dock to eat and take in the sights. I had a ball chasing down seagulls with my boat, although they wouldn't let me get close enough to run them down completely. I have to say, it's a great way to spend an afternoon. It's just so peaceful out there. You also don't need much water to launch the boat, so it was easy for us to go here and there. This winter I'm going to save up my money and get me one of them. That will finally give me an opportunity to get good use out of that great beach by my house. It seems that I'll be snowboarding all winter and kayaking all summer. Not too bad of a life. ;)

Speaking of snowboarding... Obviously, Northern Vermont is really big on their snow sports. Actually, the headquarters of Burton Snowboards is located in Burlington. The Boy and I took a ride to their headquarters and flagship store to check out the goods. We found out to our immense pleasure that Burton was holding it's annual tent sale the very next morning! I can't even begin to describe to you how excited we were at this prospect. We got up bright and early the next morning and headed out. Let me tell you, people from all over descended upon Burlington for the event. There was so much stuff!! Boards, bindings, jackets, tshirts, sneakers... pretty much any 2004 product that Burton manufactures. I got fancy new bindings for my board. The boy and I loaded up! We had a huge bag full of stuff by the time we were done, but this was nothing compared to the volume that so many of the people there had. I guess if you're a parent up there and have multiple kids who ride, this is the cheap way to go. Dave and I already have big plans to go up again next year. Look out!!!!!

Mike was a great host, giving us our own room to crash in and opening his home up to us, even though he had to work all week. He entertained us at night with fabulous banjo playing (he actually built an incredible banjo himself!!) He allowed us to have a great time on a small budget, as well as free reign to torture his kitty, Roscoe. :) Thanks, Mike!!

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