Mountains of Vermont, and Hello, Northampton!
Leaving Burlington after too brief a stay. I resolve to come back here and see more. And soon, I hope. It’s a gorgeous day, again….temps in the low 60s, not a cloud in the sky. My plan now is to drive south to Northampton on Route 100, which is a less traveled road than the interstate highway, I-89. Route 100 goes down the center of the state, as do the mountains, so this is one mountainous, twisting, but gorgeous foliage-filled journey. (To be fair, though, the interstate highway, which I travel on for a while to reach Route 100, has some equally gorgeous, foliage-filled views). Route 100 is amazing, though. A stunning ride up & down a winding, mountainous, blazing-with-foliage trail. It does take longer to travel than the interstate, though, and I’m concerned about arriving later than I’d planned in Northampton. The book signing’s at 7:00 pm, but I’d hoped to arrive around 4:00 pm to check in at the B&B I’m staying at, and maybe explore the town a bit. As it turns out, I get there at 5:30 pm; still well in advance of the book-signing, but not enough time to have dinner with Mark, the handsome owner of Pride & Joy Bookshop, as we had planned. Mark is very friendly, his shop is amazing, and after a quick check in at the B&B, I’m back for the book discussion and signing. I have some stiff competition tonight, from not only the 3rd Bush/Kerry debate, but also the Red Sox/Yankees playoff game. Luckily, though, a nice group of people show up and it’s a wonderful night. Thank you to everyone who came, and who bought the book and told me such kind words about the comic strip. (And I do get to have dinner with Mark, after the book-signing, at a really nice Northampton Chinese restaurant).
