Ashland, NH (Continued) - Heading Home

This is as far East we go on this trip.  Today we start our long trip home, but only for a short distance as we are going back to Morrisville.  There is even talk that there might be a Danny-sighting there this evening!

Yesterday we spent the day just kind of touring around Ashland.  Stuart had his weekly bridge tournament, so Mary Ann, Vi and I explored the local scene.  Did the obligatory covered bridge tour (#41 in New Hampshire - they have names, but they keep track of them by numbers).  I'm willing to bet that there are people who make an avocation out of visiting them all.  They are structural wonders considering the time in which they were built and the length of time some of have survived.

Driving through the countryside, it's kind of peaceful on the back roads with lots of examples of old farmhouses, town centers with their churches, cemeteries, interspersed with brand-new housing developments and condo's.  We drove up to Thornton and had lunch at Owl's Nest Golf Course.  Didn't play, but admired the views and the course (designed by Jack Nicklaus in 1998).  Supposed to be one of the best courses in New Hampshire and I can believe that.  Vi and Mary Ann sat in the front seat of her convertible and I was wind-blown in the back seat,not that I have to worry about my hair being messed up :-).

In the afternoon, Vi and Mary Ann went to a nearby town to check out a quilting shop.  I opted out of that exciting adventure and stayed home to watch golf on TV.  Also checked out the golfers from White Mountain Golf Course (where they live) as they came in on 18.  Interesting watching the body language of the golfers as they hit their second shot into the green.  There's a creek across the hole and a marsh to the right and you can tell as soon as they hit their shot, where their balls have gone. Stuart stopped at a local fish market on his way home, so we had fresh swordfish and sweet corn for dinner.  Again, lots of good wine and conversation - strange how one seems to lead to another.

We're leaving either Sunday or Monday to head over to Fargo.  Probably going to head up to Canada and drive through North Bay, Ontario, Sault Ste Marie, Marquette, MI and then over to North Dakota.  Our plan is to arrive there on Thursday, but it all depends on weather and what we find along the way.  As my Mother used to say, "We'll see".