Quechee, VT (USA)

I started teleworking very early (0530) and Brenna slept until about 1015.  After she got up, she ate some breakfast (leftovers from Eggsquis) and spent time reading and relaxing.  Meanwhile, I had meetings until 1400.  After that, I suggested she get ready for an excursion and we were able to leave my condo by 1430.  We first drove around in Lebanon and I showed her several places (my Church, LISTEN Center, Colburn Park, etc.).  Next, I took her across the Connecticut River and we got on US-4 so we could explore some of Vermont.  I took her to the covered bridge at Quechee - she liked that.  Afterwards, we went inside the Simon Pearce and watched some glassblowers working.  Next, we drove west to another covered bridge on the outskirts of Woodstock.  Brenna got pictures in each of the locations and commented that she really liked Vermont. I took her to the Billings Farm and we walked around on the grounds of the National Park for a short time (she liked seeing the animals and pretty scenery).  Backtracking towards New Hampshire, we stopped at the Quechee Gorge (south side of US-4).  From the parking lot, we walked (on a brand new trail) down to the bottom of the gorge.  Brenna took lots of photos and put her hand in the (very cold) water of the Ottauquechee River.  It took a lot of energy to reach the top of the hill again but we were soon on our way (via US-4) to I-89.  After crossing the Connecticut River, we stopped at the Powerhouse Mall and did some window shopping - Brenna really liked the LL Bean and Lemon Tree Gifts.  After exploring most of the building, we made our way to Lui Lui so we could get some dinner.  We sat down at 1705 and ended up having a wonderful meal  (pizza!).  Brenna wanted to do some more shopping in the Powerhouse Mall but most of the stores had closed by the time we returned (1800).  She was especially disappointed that the Yankee Candle store wasn't open.  Instead, we left West Lebanon and drove north (on NH-10) to Hanover.  We parked behind Molly's and then walked around on the Main Street area.  Next, we crossed over to the Dartmouth Green and walked around near the Baker Library.  We passed by several Frats and Sororities - Brenna was fascinated.  Upon reaching the Aquinas House, we walked (through the woods) down to the Crew Clubhouse.  I wanted to show Brenna where the monument for John Ledyard was and we found it next to the Ledyard Canoe Club (1855).  After that, we walked to the Ledyard Bridge and back up to the top of Wheelock Street.  Returning to the car, we drove towards my house and arrived there at around 2000.  I thought Brenna might take a nap but she was interested in watching another movie - this time, I chose some YouTube videos about the movie "Dave" (we'd talked about how it was almost true to life).  She enjoyed those and we also watched some "How I met Your Mother" clips.  Brenna told me she wanted to watch another movie that I liked so I chose another one from my services - it was a hit!  We were done watching videos at around 2200 and I went to bed (she stayed up a bit later).  I wish the visit could last a lot longer...