Dat 180, Sunday, Sep. 30, 2018- Laundry, Breakfast , groceries, DVD planning.

It was cloudy  this morning and a cool September day. Overhead the sun tried to peek through a few times , but the clouds were dominant. This evening they are thicker as we are predicted to have rain during the night.

These mushrooms were right by the trailer and they are part of a "circle"that often comes when a tree has been cut , in the past years. More are coming , so I may get another shot.

Our spot with more than 15 empty sites beyond us toward the back of the park

Looking to the office and the center there are more campers. There are two of those "Allegros", behind the trailer.

 We found a very clean and efficient laundry in Milton VT  just up highway 7 (US2) and completed that before noon. We would rate that one in the top five on our trip. A late breakfast at the Milton Diner where many of the locals meet on Sunday at least.  A very plain place with no real emphasis on decor.  Good food and that is important. Autumn decor was small dolls as "scarecrows" in a small milk bottle filled with different types of beans and lentils.  (You wanted to know that, right?).  Early settlers in Milton made most of their income from lumber and potash until 1840 when dairy became popular and butter and cheese were sold. Eventually, milk was also shipped to Boston and New York. Today there is much retail  businesses , like Costco.

Then some grocery shopping at Hannaford Supermarket and it was busy. Looked like a Friday evening. I am not sure why that was as a Sunday noon, as usually is a quiet time to shop.  

Having accomplished that we spent the rest of the day working on photos and discussing what type of approach we will take to put together a DVD for showing to groups and families. In as much as we have more than 10,000 photos from this trip,  there are many ways to go.  Let's mention a few possibilities. There are; topical (separate the birds from the lighthouses, from the scenes, etc) , then there is grouping by geography. (we saw many different parts of North America), and it could be by political boundaries . There are other ways, but those are some.

The length of time is also a consideration as audiences will not tolerate a show that is more than an hour, if that long.  I'd like to see a single DVD that will briefly cover all of the areas that we saw, if only to see the scope of the trip.

We worked that over a bit and that helped to see what it entailed .Because this trip involved so many places and different environments and habitats, we could go in many different directions. One thing is for sure , There will be at least three DVDs that will come out from this trip.

Many in the campground left today (Weekenders get a special rate  here if the come for 6 weeks in a row,) as the "in by Friday  out by Sunday" group was many.. There is also an "Allegro" Convention in town. That is the RV "Allegro"  made by Tiffin Co. There are about 30 of them in the park  and they  are huge.  I read that a 2019, 37 foot, Phaeton (Tiffin) Motorhone will sell (sale price) at $299,000.00.

Tomorrow we will explore some of the area including four of the Islands that make up the northern part of Lake Champlain.  Causeways contain a road that runs through them.There is one National Wildlife Refuge and a number of State Parks on that-route. (US 2 mostly) , Stay tuned.