So CW survived his Vermont adventure pretty easily, not because I'm some natural outdoors man, simply because there isn't anything to do in Vermont, never mind anything dangerous.
As far as I can tell Vermonters spend their days running errands and chopping wood, and frankly, I'm not sure there is time for anything else. You see, Vermonters have a strange sense of time and distance. Ask a Vermonter where anything (restaurant, gas station, cheese factory, restaurant/gas station combo, country gift shop, cheese factory, syrup factory, cheese factory, etc...) is located and they'll tell you its right down the road. Don't be fooled, follow up that question by asking how long it will take. The answer will vary from 45 mins- 1 hour. Why? Because Vermonters incorrectly believe that any location that is within state borders is "right down the road." 45 minutes through farm country, driving at terrifying speeds on country roads to these people is my equivalent of walking up the street to Store 24.
I always used to wonder how people spent their days since there isn't much to do up there, turns out they don't have time for anything but errands. You just pack a lunch and a snack pack early in the morning, pack up the car and drive all around the state in search of common house hold items and necessities. You return in the evening, have a dinner and go to sleep to do it all over again. Miserable.
