Robert Frost Trail and Lake Paran

It was another warm (seriously, 51 degrees is warmer than you think) and sunny Sunday morning, so why not get off our arses and go do something less boring instead?

Rexleigh Bridge

After two days of rain we thought we'd get out of the house (and away from the dogs) and go take a look at the covered bridges around Bennington. It wasn't until we were on the road that I remembered I don't actually know where they are, and before we knew it we were in New York.

Visiting the Batten Kill River

We woke up to another beautiful Vermont morning and Alicia, who loves rivers, announced that she'd like to go see one. After checking the map she decided on the Batten Kill River, which flows from the Green Mountain State into New York. "Kill" is a Dutch word that means "creek," in case you were wondering.

Frosty morning

The one kind of British weather I've missed over the past 16 years is the frosty morning. I love it when there's a crystal clear sky, bright sunshine and a frost on the ground that leaves everything sparkling in the bright light.

Christmas Days

We've passed Christmas Days in Sunderland a few times now and the other day we finally decided to pay it a visit. If you're short on things or ideas to decorate your Christmas tree — or if you just need a tree — you're in luck as they have everything you'd need. And I mean everything.

Hogback Mountain

I was chatting to the bloke who cuts the grass at our rented house last week about how beautiful Vermont is and he suggested we check out Hogback Mountain if we wanted something with a view. And he wasn't wrong.

Lake Shaftsbury

We haven't really done too much since getting to Vermont. This is partly due to sheer exhaustion after driving across the country, partly to a sort of fug as we unpack our stuff and get used to a new place and partly to not really knowing what to do. So today we decided to get out of the house for a bit and go somewhere that isn't bloody Walmart: Lake Shaftsbury.