Breakfast at the Park Row Café in downtown Waterbury was a treat. I had a Corn Beef Hash omelet with hash brown and cinnamon swirl toast, Mary had a blueberry pancake. Both were excellent. My omelet was so filling; I took the toast in a doggie bag.
Next came laundry. Normally we try to have the washing machine running at the same time we are eating but that can make our meal a little hurried. We didn’t have that much scheduled today, so we opted to wait until after breakfast. Much more civilized doing it this way.
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory Tour is only a few miles outside of town. We were both looking forward to this tour and ended up being a little disappointed. It was interesting but it didn’t have the personal touch we liked in some of our other tours. Of course, Ben & Jerry’s isn’t a small operation any longer. In fact, it’s really not Ben & Jerry’s any longer. Unilever, the Dutch multinational corporation, bought out their entire operation a few years ago. Both Ben and Jerry are out of the company and off doing their own thing. The ice cream is still good and the flavors and names are very unique.
A little further out of town is the Cold Hollow Cider Mill. Another disappointment. Their ad said they pressed apples every day but I guess today was an exception. Nothing was going on. Their ad also said they had this fantastic Apple Cider donut that we had to try. No samples offered, so we bought one. Glad we only bought one. They offered samples of some of their jams and jellies. The Orange-Pineapple marmalade was fantastic. We left with a jar. I can’t wait for morning so I can have some on toast. I hope it’s good on cinnamon swirl toast.
The number of vacation travelers continues of increase. Waterbury was swamped with people driving from one place to another. Just another sign that the summer travel season is starting.
We returned to camp to review and modify our travel plans for the next few days. July 4th is still a bit of a worry although we have reservations in the Robert Moses campground near Massena, NY.
Rain started falling in the early evening and continued thru most of the night. The couple in the next site are traveling via motorcycle and have to spend the night in their tent. At least it’s a fairly good size tent. We were surprised at how much stuff they could carry in the small trailer they pulled behind their motorcycle. They have the tent, sleeping bags, two folding chairs, ice chest, food, clothing, and I don’t know what else. Still, staying in our Roadtrek is far more comfortable.
