Things discovered in New England:

1. The moss is gold, not green. Once we noticed this, we looked and looked for green moss...none.

2. The seagulls are very dexterous. This one landed atop the flag pole while the ferry was in motion and the wind was gusting incredibly hard.

3. New Englanders LOVE Volvo Cross Countries...we saw HUNDREDS. Literally, 1 in 3 cars was a Volvo Cross Country. I wonder why they like them so much?

4. With the exception of Plymouth, they have an incredible sense of history, and work hard to preserve it.

5. They are very proud of their boats.

6. There are no "garbage cans" or "trash cans", instead, they have:

7. It smells SOOOOO good...roses grow wild...everywhere...and they smell heavenly.

8. Things grow better in the East Coast climate.

9. They LOVE their rock walls. Hundreds and hundreds of miles of 4' tall rock walls. I wonder who built them...how long it took...I think they should be the Eighth Wonder of the World...really, they went on forever.

9. It is impossible to find real iced tea. Now, I knew there would be no Southern Sweet Tea...but, no brewed tea??? If you ask for tea, you will get that nasty lemon-flavored Nestea. Ick.

10. My husband is silly.

There you go...New England in a nutshell.