We slept comfy in our quaint 1843 hotel room in Littleton, NH and enjoyed a quiet breakfast complimentary of the hotel. After a long day of driving yesterday, we planned it so today would be much more laid back. The drive from the hotel to the canopy tour was all of about 30 minutes and we arrived about 15 minutes early to the beautiful slopes of Bretton Woods Ski Area, New Hampshire's largest ski resort. After a brief orientation and fitting for our gear, we hopped on the chair lift to the top of the mountain and the start of our zip lining adventure. We became acquainted with our two guides, Steve and Rob...and were delighted to find out that Rob has spent a lot of time in San Luis Obispo as he has a friend who works at Cuesta College. After informing Rob that Alyssa and I had met at Cuesta College, we all shared some great laughs about how truly small this world is.
The zip line tour started slow, with the crowd as boring as the first day of math class. As we continued on, Alyssa and I took to a lot of great conversation with Rob about the local area and the places that we have been. He found out we were teachers and told us at the end of the tour that "you guys break the stereotype for teachers." At first we thought he was referring to the CA stereotype, but when he informed us he was referring to the fact that teachers usually don't listen up on the tour, we shared a good laugh together. Our technique was pretty flawless compared to the rest of the group and we definitely had more fun as noted by the louder screams and my take off slogans such as "Gone forever, Aaron Hernandez" and "Hepatitis C you later"(--Kent Murphy).
After 9 ziplines and three rappels and a wonderful and informative three hour tour, we were ready for a dip in the river. Knowing we were headed to the mountains and regions with a lot of water, I packed accordingly with my collapsable fishing rods and a small tackle box that fits nicely in my carry on bag. We drove down the road and picked up a couple of New Hampshire 1 day fishing licenses and found a turn out on the side of the highway next to the picturesque Ammonoosuc River. Luckily for us, the Rainbow and Brook Trout were biting today and we finished the mid day fishing trip with 7 fish, 5 brookies and 2 bows. Alyssa's river technique keeps improving each time we fish and I am very proud of her.
Time for lunch, and another Yelp review found us in The Local Grocer, a deli using only local New Hampshire products. While it was a bit expensive, it was worth it knowing the money stays local. We checked into our hotel in North Conway, New Hampshire and decided to try our luck at local Conway Lake for some late evening fishing. Alyssa was the winner here, with the lone fish, a local catfish. We met some nice folks as we have our entire trip and I was able to give a couple of lures that had been working for us today to a young boy who was fishing with his dad. He wanted so badly to trade lures but when I told him he could have them, he was very excited!
We ate dinner at another local place called "Wicked Fresh Burgers" and the burgers and fries were "In and Out" like with a local taste. Phenomenal.
After dinner, I beat Alyssa in a round of mini golf, but it was close. It officially came down to the 17th hole but I made it difficult after getting a hole in one on #16. She treated me to a Dairy Queen soft serve and I enjoyed every minute of it.
On any trip, I typically only pack for five days of clothes...something we picked up last year when we went to Europe based on advice from Rick Steves. Thus, it's time to do laundry! Miss you all and we appreciate you all keeping up with us. Love you!
--KT
Ballpark tours continued:
19. Chicago White Sox (August 4, 2015)
- Got side swiped on the freeway driving to the stadium.
- Rays beat the White Sox 11-3
- boring stadium, boring team
- Chris Archer vs. Chris Sale
- By myself
20. Detroit Tigers (August 5, 2015)
- Tigers beat the Royals 2-1
- Johnny Cueto pitching for the Royals
- 3 triples hit in the game, not surprising as park built for triples (huge gaps, deep center field).
- Most underrated stadium/downtown. Wasn't expecting much, but was very impressed.
- By Myself
- Found out during the game that I got a teaching job at Righetti High School; principal called during game.
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