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Day 36

People often say that you can't oversleep when you're on holiday...but believe me, this would be an exception. Well, definitely according to P-J because he found all three of us  asleep in bed when he returned from the farm this morning!

We can take comfort in knowing that his day started pretty early and it wasn't too late for us sleepy heads to still eat first breakfast.

We did some more cleaning and clearing in the Apartment until just after noon and then head out on the road so that I could show P-J (if I remembered) how to get to Lebanon and see The Greens where the Farmer's Market is held on a Thursday afternoon. Then we crossed over the Interstate and head into Hanover, home of Dartmouth College. We didn't get out and walk around this time, but it reminds me a lot of Stellenbosch.



Ethan enjoyed a solid nap between Towns but Jorja was in it for the long haul. At one point she closed her eyes...only to open them again five minutes later and ask if she would be allowed to end her nap now!

Our outing ended at Wendy's Restaurant for square burgers - much to Jorja and Ethan's delight! Of course, it couldn't compare with Dad's delicious home made ones, but it was a treat all right!



This evening we saw / caught / killed / dissolved a mouse's rental agreement with Hope Meadow Farm. He must've assumed that it was free reign now that the snake was out of the picture! Anyway, nothing like a post-dinner jog to get the food down good and fast. I stood as far away as possible (after being the first one to spot it) - to protect Ethan, of course!

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