Monday, Jun 8We got to the small town of Jaffrey, NH shortly after noon after Martha perused the contents of the Yankee Candle Village in South Deerfield, MA. (I didn't go in, electing instead to repair a broken wire in the tow lights).I've known Otto B. since the summer of 1981 while we were both ROTC cadets at the University of Miami, FL. He and the lovely Joanna live in a gorgeous old home that was built in 1864 and which has been refurbished by them.Tuesday, June 9Otto guided us in the Honda CR-V to nearby Temple, NH to check out the offerings of Ben's Sugar Shack. Specializing in New Hampshire Maple Syrup but also quite the foodie destination!You can check out some of the distilling? machinery used to convert sap to sugary syrup:Samples of last year's and this year's "crop" of maple syrup:Maple Syrup and such were procured for eventual comparison to Vermont Maple Syrup.Next was a short drive to the Miller State Park, New Hampshire's first State Park and what used to be the…
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