After Saturday Rose and I were not alone, we could welcome Ernst in the evening. Already on Sunday morning we did the first excursion to a car show in Rutland with him. It was great to see the old cars and motorcycles which are still being driven around. In the evening we had big steaks and potatoes on the grill. It was delicious, no black one! On Monday it was hot again. Lila with her two children came and we went together to a glass blower in Quechee. Especially the children had a lot of fun to watch the craft. After we visited a Christmas shop where you can find all Christmas decorations and special things like a singing deer. At home again I did my homework until we had dinner.

On Saturday we decided to go to the Rodeo. We left the Bed and Breakfast in Bridgewater at 6 o’clock and made a short detour in Rutland at a shopping center. There it was very steamy and it was raining. But we were lucky that the weather was really better in Castleton where you can find the Pond Hill Ranch. The show began at 8.00 pm. They presented all different kinds of competitions. You can see saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, girls’ barrel racing, team roping and riding of course. I thought the part with the Brahma bulls was the most exciting but also the most dangerous one. The cowboys try to stay on the bull. The funny cowboy clown has to watch out that the cowboys are safe after they fall down.
In the break we satisfied our hunger with French fries. The whole event was very diverse and you get a good impression of a cowboy’s life. At midnight we arrived home and went to bed tired.

On Saturday we went to Hampton Beach in New Hampshire. It was a great day. The weather was nice and the food was delicious. A day to enjoy and relax! We arrived home late and did an easier day on Sunday. We drove to Woodstock to make a sightseeing tour and to find the place where Forest Gump was shot. But there are too many benches so that we didn’t find the place on the Green. For dinner Rose made a big Lasagna. On Monday we were back to everyday life with the two lessons in the morning. In the afternoon Rose and I had a free drink in the Pub where Rose’s sister works and after we did the shopping. Veronica and Jacqueline went for a hike to the top of Killington. We picked them up and drove back to have dinner.

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