Burlington

We wake up to the perfect blue summer's day. The Hotel Vermont is a five minute walk to Lake Champlain

The walk along the lake front is stunning, with the Adirondack mountains as a back drop.

The hotel is also a five minute walk to the city centre, which teems with life, street theatre, and people just sitting in the sun drinking fresh lemonade.

And then just five minutes in another direction is the Farmers' Market:

We did try the wine, but...well, we're kiwis and we have high expectations where wine is concerned.

But we did like the name of the winery. All is all, though, Burlington was a delight. We sat in the sun at the market and looked forward to the afternoon, when we were going down, at last, to the cottage in North Ferrisburgh.