Kent CT through to Great Barrington, Massachusetts (MA)

My favourite sculpture at Denis Curtiss's place

Kent Falls

Golden Rasberries

We took 4 hours to drive 47 miles today, because we stopped to admire a sculpture garden - Denis Curtiss - who generously invited us in to wander his garden, but had to leave somewhere. We walked up beside Kent Falls in Kent Falls State Park, which is very unimpressive at the bottom, but gets prettier by degrees as you walk up towards the top. We also stopped to look at the Housotonic River - which reminded us very much of the Susquahenna River - wide, and shallow and running. After five minutes sitting on the riverbank, I can appreciate why people use running water as a sleep aid. 

We looked at a couple of covered bridges, one in West Cornwall, Ct, and one in Sheffield MA. We drove through plenty of pretty little towns with various interesting shops (mostly closed on Monday. It felt like the whole county was shut on Monday) Sheffield looked like it was completely inhabited by antique stores (I found a guide that put the number at 40). Finally, we followed signs to Howden Farm, hoping that we could pick something, and found Raspberries!! So the whole family got to pick raspberries, including Golden Raspberries which are, surprisingly, a sort of yellow colour.
Our final destination Great Barrington has a huge main street, full of independent and slightly artistic shops - clothing, toys, homewares, basketry, linen, expensive groceries, etc. Out of all the places I've seen so far, including Annapolis, I think this one is the one I'd be most happy spending $100 in.
Our hotel is a bit of a dive, contact us before staying at the Travelodge in Great Barrington MA, but for one night we think we'll survive.