My God this is beautiful…..

So we have arrived in Keene, Hew Hampshire to spend some time with friends (Alli, Jesse, and Aaron Lewis), and I now understand why folks from the Northeast say Texas has no trees. This place is a forest and it is overwhelmingly green. The temperature s in the sweet spot as well with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s, and evening temperatures dropping into the 60s. If I were back in Texas I would say it feels like football weather but I am told this is simply the end of summer and not yet the fall.

New Hampshire also represents a stop in the action for us for the next several days. We have heard from our driver and he will not be to PEI to deliver our household goods until the 18th so we have some time to hang out and be cool. We will be leaving for the border on the 14th so we can cross without feeling rushed.

In other news, Nancy is adapting to being without the horses, she does not seem crazy, nor does she seem to be going through withdrawal, but it is still early. She did try to wear some high heeled sandals yesterday and that was a sight. She has not really had a need for such footwear for the last several years (horses and heels do not mix) and s she had to re-learn the art of walking in heels. This was complicated in part by the presence of many small rocks in the parking lot of the restaurant which caused her no end of trouble as she tripped and wobbled her way inside. By the end of the day she was doing a bit better and could walk with a minimum of stumbling.

Finally we had had our first casualty of the trip, the loss of the martini glasses. Alli had wanted us to bring the martini set so she and Nancy could have a few drinks while we were here, and we packed the glasses in with the other stuff we were bringing to Alli’s house (stuff to make Gumbo). Anyway, at some point during a hard stop to avoid cell phone chatting situationally unaware drivers from colliding with us, some heavy things fell over on the box and crushed the glasses. Thank god the shaker is made of stainless steel or everyone would have been sad. So it is off to the store today to find a couple more glasses which we will leave with the Lewis family for our return visits.

Link to the interview with the CBC.