During our stay in Vermont in 2011 during the fall colors season, we discovered that there were really no places to eat near where we were staying. Since it was a nice drive to a town in New Hampshire that had actual restaurants we made the drive every day to see what was happening there and finding something to eat. Turns out there wasn't much happening there either so we usually just went to the restaurant. Now that we had the internet to find things my wife looked for the closest restaurant which happened to be the Applebee's in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. Using her phone maps (this was before we had Android Auto or a built-in vehicle GPS) she directed me to our dining location.
Map of New Hampshire
Used by permission of Nations Online Project
Years before when I used a TomTom navigational device they had names you could choose from for the voice to guide you where you wanted to go. For years I had Mandy who led the way with a pleasant recorded voice, and later there was Susan when they gave you digitized voices. But once we had smart phones I had Kathy leading me around in the car, just like she had in life for over thirty years at that time.
I don't remember if we ever mixed it up and tried to find a different place to eat, or if we did and we decided to stick with Applebee's after that, but we did try to get different meals each day. I know we did the 2 for $20 most of the time as there were things we both liked on that menu. Plus it was cheaper and included a drink. Music to my ears.
When you get to the Maine blog you will realize that we made that trip to the Northeast corner of the United States during the trip to Vermont. There was stuff to do in Vermont and there was stuff to see and eat in Maine, but New Hamphire was the "dinner at night" and "getting from Vermont to Maine" state. Sometimes you have to just accept who you are.
Until next time,
Arktander
(aka David Andreasen)
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