Day 27 - Vermont to Home?

Day 27

We were out of the campground by 9am - both of us a little anxious to get back to our home, Second Wind.  This time, I did pick "No Highways, No Tolls" on Google Maps and we followed all back roads from Chittenden, Vermont to Hudson, NY.  The countryside in western Vermont was beautiful as we left the Green Mountains and ran south through the valleys.  It was a sunny, calm day and we both enjoyed the ride.

This picture is a great example of all the dairy farms in Vermont with their huge hay and corn fields.

The second picture is a long-range view of the Adirondack mountains off to the west.

We were not lucky enough today to find a nice park for our lunch stop but did find an out-of-the way shopping center where we could stop in a corner of the parking lot for a little seclusion.  

Around 2:30pm, we pulled into the Catskill Marina to end our 3,500+ mile trip.  We both had mixed feelings - sad for the trip to end but happy to be back to our home.

The next several hours were spent taking cart loads of equipment, food, clothing, etc. back to the boat.  It seemed much easier than loading the trailer since we didn't have to choose what to take.  Bring everything that is ours.

By 6pm we had most of it moved and stowed on the boat so we finally took a break.  We made cocktails and munchies then headed to our favorite place - the pool.  It had cooled off a bit by then so Laura just soaked her feet.  I dove right in and it was very refreshing.  A short time later I sat at the table by the pool and listened to music on my bluetooth speaker while sipping a small glass of tequila.

Laura made home-made pizza for dinner, we watched a few shows on TV and hit the sack early.  Our own bed felt very nice as we fell asleep quickly.

Today (Monday) we attended a funeral mass for my Uncle Leo Soulier and spent a little time with the family afterwards.  It was very nice to see everyone again and we reminisced about being kids again.

After lunch we headed home to finish unpacking and trailer clean-up.  Laura had most everything cleaned when I hooked up the trailer to the truck and towed it over to Hop-O-Nose Marina for a good bath.  I was able to use their power-washer for cleaning both the truck and trailer.  I think several years of grime came off.

Then, back to Catskill Marina where we setup the trailer next to the pool - her normal home in the summer.  She served us well.  I snapped this picture as I was finally heading back to the boat for a little relaxing.

Over the next day or two we will work on our comparison of cruising on a sailboat versus RVing with truck and trailer.  We did both have a good time and enjoyed all the new places we visited and new friends we made along the way.

 209 miles today (all towing) = 3,531 total trip miles