New York - Montreal Trekkers Hang Out in Burlington

On our first full day in Vermont we left our campground as early as we could in the hopes of getting to Burlington early in the day. The bike ride was beautiful and full of hills. We ran into another group of adults and children also riding to Burlington and biked behind them until we parted ways at lunch. We got Burlington at 2, dropped our gear off at the campground and took a quick dip in the lake. After swimming we took our bikes into the city where we found a bike shop and got some much need air in our tires and a few minor bike repairs. Then set out on foot to explore Church Street. We went out to dinner and attempted to eat a Vermonster at Ben and Jerry's. After the Vermonster we rolled back to our campsite, enjoyed each other's company for awhile before making

our way to bed.

New York - Montreal Trek Reaches Burlington

Vermont's rolling green hills brought the New York - Montreal Trekkers to Burlington, and so to the original Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, and so to the Vermonster.  That's an ice cream sundae made with 30 scoops of ice cream and a certifiably insane amount of toppings, and served in a gallon bucket.  The kids "demolished it in about 5 minutes," according to the trip leaders.

We call that a job well done.

They took in downtown Burlington, then set up at their campsite for the night and made dinner -- Asian chicken wraps with peanut sauce, which everyone loved.

They have just a couple days left before they bike into Quebec and head for Montreal!

New York - Montreal Trek in Vermont (NYM A5)

For two days the New York-Montreal Trekkers biked north to the City of Burlington.  Vermont's rolling hills were barely a challenge for these seasoned cyclists.  The group camped in a nice campground on the shores of Lake Champlain and hit the sites of this progressive college town.

Emma assists a street artist in Burlington.

Emma,  Ben, and Russell about to dig into the humongous Ben &Jerry's Vermonster.

Ben and Johnny's post Vermonster recap:  "We ate it in about 3 minutes!"