Vermont - Cheese trail trip

Stephen and I had this phenomenal cheese at a wine and cheese festival in Connecticut from Lake Champlain, Vermont - and of course Cabot in Vermont - then in Houston this past weekend, I looked through the Wine Spectator Cheese list and of course there were more VT cheeses in there... So, we decided to explore some Vermont cheeses this weekend. We started with the Grafton Cheddar in Brattleboro - well, actually it is based in Grafton, but it has opened a wine and cheese store in Brattleboro. I got some Christmas gifts - but I think I am going to have to go back for more =) Eventually, we got to Cabot - following the TomTom directions up some 1.5 lane roads to get there...

It was CRAZY crowded!!! but the video was cool, and more christmas gifts were found. The dogs got a large jumbone and when we got back to the car were curled up in their beds...

Then we programmed in the hotel in Burlington and Stephen looked at me when it said "Do you want to avoid unpaved roads?" and we thought back to San Francisco - and the toll road avoidance that cost 3 extra hours and hit "No" to indicate we would brave unpaved roads on the rainy, foggy, Vermont Saturday... Then we ended up in a cemetary, on a grass path - exactly where the TomTom wanted us to be...

Stephen decided that before we repeated the Napa off-road experience, we should turn around and head back to civilization - the paved road path was going to take 6 extra minutes... So, off on the paved alternate route we headed! Tomorrow, we may try to hit the Magic Hat #9 Brewery, and a couple more creameries.