My Bicycle Tour In Vermont
Several years ago, a friend took me on a tour in the Sonoma Valley. Ever since that trip, I have been hooked on the idea of active vacationing. I save money every year specifically earmarked for a tour.

Last year, I chose to do my yearly excursion to Vermont. I found a company that specialized in tours of the villages in Southeast Vermont. I am so glad that I chose this trip. I think that it exceeded my every expectation and was quite possibly the best cycling experience that I’ve ever had.

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breakfast is bad or the beds are lumpy. It is a lot of work to cycle around to see sights instead of driving around to see them in a rental car. After this tour, I will recommend the company that ran it to anyone.

I think that Vermont may be the prettiest state I’ve ever visited. While I was on my tour, I saw so many lovely villages. There were white churches and picket fences. I saw a brick federalist mansion that took my breath away. I stopped to shop at several craft shops and even a general store.

I somehow felt connected to a past I wasn’t a part of. There were people sitting on their front porches waving as our tour pedaled by. I was most surprised by the excellent accommodations that we were provided. We stayed two nights at the Kedron Valley Inn. That inn is 168 years old and has been selected by travel writers as one of the top ten inns in America.

The next inn that we stayed at was considerably newer and had a few more amenities than the Kedron Valley Inn. I enjoyed the proprietors so much. They sat on the porch with us after sundown and told stories about various people that had stayed there over the years. I think I could have listened to them for hours, but I was tired from the day’s riding on the tour and turned in early.


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