Day 3 Nov 27 Tuesday Burlington, Vermont to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (and Maine)

Day 3 Nov 27 Tuesday Burlington, Vermont to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (and Maine)
This morning was our first interview with our first govenorGovenor Madaline Kunin of Vermont
I was nervous...I hadn't set up or done and interview like this in awhile and of course I just had the first day jitters of any production I guess. It was great to drive into Burlington during the day and see it and of course it was all very old and historic and "cute". The university was every old and I could have walked around all day and shot stuff but we were on a time crunch.
We went to the interview at 10am and I started to set up. Deb was trying to help me and she ended up hitting her head on a bookcase and gave herself a huge knot on her forhead. Luckily her hair covered it.
Once things were set up I was feeling better. It was a small office with all white walls which really pissed me off cause the light bounced everywhere so I went really simple with the lighting. Thats neither here nor there to most of you.
Theinterview though is what was most unbelievable. I am just amazed at what she had to say and it is all ringing and running around in my head right now. Once the interveiw gets transcribed I will revisit somethings with you all and share. I love being a woman...we have such amazing stories to tell that men will never have.
Deb and I ate lunch in downtown Burlington at a bistro that cost more than we expected. we paid 6.50 for a liter of water. The govenor recommended the place...the food was great. There was a downtown outdoor mall too. Its something that Grand Rapids has been trying to do with the Monroe Mall for so many years and has failed. There is a formula for it but Grand Rapids just isn't getting it...they need to talk to Burlington Vermont and get the recipe for downtown success thats for sure. It doesn't include a movie theater and another indoor shopping mall!!!
We start to drive through Vermont and we make the stop that I have been longing to make for ever so long
BEN AND JERRY'S!!!!!!!!!I can now die happy...I had the best ice cream there and you can only get it at the factory. It was called Chocolate Therapy...it was like mud only made out of chocolate. Awesome. Brings new meaning to the words sexual chocolate for me.
This is by far my favorite drive so far...Vermont is gorgous and it is now my new favorite state. I would totally come back here and live. I love it. I can't believe how quaint all the towns are in all the wonderful mountains and valleys. WOW there are not words. Deb and I just couldn't believe it all. I was glad it was a nice day and the sun started to shine and the gloom was gone.
I was dark by the time we got into New Hampshire. We couldn't see much.We stayed in Portsmouth for the night. But we drove into Kittery Maine to a Warrens Lobster House for dinner. I did not get lobster however I got salmon but it was all worth it. Just the the experience of it all. So now we can add Maine to the list of places we traveled.
Listened to Vermont Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio
New goal is to listen to the state public radio station of every state we enter...
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