Day 2 - 3 Sep - Burlington VT to Bangor Maine

It's been a beautiful drive and once again, we've seen what America does best...and that's it's small towns. We followed Hwy 2 east which is very much like our Hwy 2 in that it goes through all the small towns.
The views and vistas of the White Mountains are hard to beat and there is a hint of colour in the leaves which means the whole area should be in full autumn splendor on our way home. As much as I'd like to nap for a bit while we are driving, I just can't...I don't want to miss anything. I love the huge red barns with the tall cupolas on top. Most of the towns along this route were established in the early 1800's so the larger towns have those wonderful big Victoria homes, most of which have been renovated and decked out with red, white, and blue bunting along the verandas.
The main streets of these towns are splendid and I've figured out what makes them so grand! Although there MAY be a Walmart in the much larger towns, there are no big-box stores and all the old, original stores are open and flourishing. No Costco's, no Home Depot's, not a Rona in sight. Every little town as a hardware store that puts out it's best seasonal offerings every morning and then takes it all back in at night. There's always a big, old, white town hall building as well as various sized town squares, perhaps with a statue of the founding father or just a big gazebo for the town band. There are still men's shops and ladieswear boutiques and a small town newspaper. Totally Norman Rockwell! We rarely saw a MacDonald's or Wendy's and it was nice to try and decide between 'Sandi's Diner' or 'The Riverside Cafe'. We both laughed though, when we drove through Newport and saw our very first Tim Horton's in the U.S.
We had stopped in St Johnsbury to switch drivers and there was a bakery right beside us called 'The Bankery'...it was in an old bank building, complete with the old vaults. I went in and bought some goodies, got some free samples (warm pumkin cake), and then bought more goodies. It's now 6:30 pm and I'm still waiting for the supper hunger pang to hit.
We are at the Pumpkin Patch RV Resort in Bangor and it's really nice. I'm looking forward to a very long, hot, shower tonight. We will cross the border to New Brunswick tomorrow and head towards Cape Breton. I haven't taken any pictures yet.