day 2:
this is the first summer in 26 years that the dodd family has not owned a sailboat. my dad sold our boat, daydream, this spring with hopes of owning a new one (smaller or larger, yet to be determined) by summer 2010. so far summer without a boat is working out alright for my parents, since my mom has been on cape cod a lot with my grandmother. however, i know they will have many moments of perfect wind this summer when they are just itching to go. yesterday we rented a small sailboat from the burlington community sailing center. we got great wind & good weather and had fun toodling around the burlington bay. we then drove down to charlotte to pick up the mooring from our old boat, so it was a complete dodd day on the water.

charlotte sailing center dock, where our old sailboat lived

charlotte, looking across to the adirondacks

family fun on a rented boat

day 3:
after a healthy trip to the dentist this morning, cayla & her boyfriend jj came over and we embarked on a wonderful hike up spruce mtn in plainfield. the trail was not nearly as muddy as we feared, the drive was gorgeous, and the view was familiar & stunning simultaneously. on the way back we enjoyed a delicious cremee at morse's farm. it was another ideal vt day.

love those green mountains

me, cayla, jj atop the spruce mtn fire tower