Niagara Falls, ON

We made it to Canada last night! Our first camp set up was a success and surprisingly very easy. After the tent set up we made dinner, chorizo over the fire and quinoa on the stove. We sat at our fire surrounded by RVs with their electricity, tvs, and comfy beds. We weren't jealous, we were excited that we were the only tent. A couple people passing by in the morning said, "how did you do? Were you warm?" We were fine, almost too warm in fact with the amount of blankets and sleeping bags we had. One woman said, "you guys look like pros!" Little did she know that was our first time camping together. It was fun, we made coffee and breakfast in the morning and then we were on our way to the Falls! 

Niagara Falls was amazing! It's huge and such a majestic site to see! Flooded with tourist and every camera ever made. The town its self is a little strange, we weren't expecting the theme parky feel, with giant dinosaurs and rides. A while back Andrew found a one dollar chip to Casino Niagara on a walk we took in Massachusetts. We cashed it in today, but didn't win big. 

We are back in the states now. 

And we're off!!

Today marks the first day of our journey! We started early this morning and have been driving all day. Just a few more hours and it will be time to set up camp for the night. Wish us luck! It will be the first time setting up the tent for sleeping purposes. Peace out! 

Craft Beer

Since we are both craft beer lovers, part of our trip will be seeking out breweries along the way. We will be posting about each of them, so we hope you like beer too! We thought we would stop at two of our favorites while we spent this past week in Vermont. First stop Hill Farmstead in Greensboro, VT. 

 

Farmstead is probably our favorite beer and it has been growing in popularity over the past few years. They only fill growlers at the brewery, occasionally they will have some bottles for sale and if your lucky you can find it on tap at some local restaurants. The location of the brewery is what makes it pretty unique. Hidden away in a small lake town, down a dirt road, with beautiful mountain views, can't get much better than that. 

 

Next was The Alchemist in Waterbury, VT. Their most popular beer is Heady Topper, which you have probably heard of. It's rated number one regularly on most beer rating sites. It's a very hoppy double IPA with a floral taste yet remains very smooth and easy to drink (careful it's 8% ABV). We went to their small cannery last week to pick up a couple of 4 packs for the trip. Andrew got a new hat and we had some fun with the new cut out sign in front. 

 

Car Update

Good news!! We got the car a day early so our Wednesday departure time is locked in! There's nothing holding us back now!

Massachusetts to Vermont

Before we move to California we wanted to spend a week with each of our families. We spent the first week in October at Mo's parents in Massachusetts and the second week in Vermont at Andrew's parents. It has been great quality time all around, so great in fact that we didn't want to do much packing at all. We are finally pretty much packed up and we were supposed hit the open road today, but the car we are taking isn't ready yet. 
New departure date: Wednesday Oct. 16th.