Day 8 - Stowe, VT & New Canaan

Last day of touring with a drive up to Stowe, VT to see the ski resort.  Then the longest drive down to New Canaan, CT.
Before heading south we found a really nice brewery for lunch.  The weather was fantastic so we enjoyed sitting outside as fall leafs fell.
The biggest observation driving in VT was the lack of truck traffic and light overall number of cars.  As soon as crossed into MA we saw the change with rush hour as we approached Hartford crawl to a stop.  The drive extended over 30 mins with the crawl. Upon arrival at Heather and Johns in New Canaan we enjoyed pizza.  The ladies helped with party prep for the big thank you celebration  planned the next day in honor of Alexandra who beat cancer and will be 7  years old on November 1!!!!  One of Janie's highlight was when Alexandra asked  her to put her to  bed so she would be ready for  her big celebration!

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