Making the most of a road-trip thru New England w/ the GF...ideas?

[teddyFBI]

I've agreed to take the GF on a road-trip, leaving from Manhattan, and heading North. That's the extent of our planning at this juncture.

I'm pretty sure we'll end up doing some schmaltzy trek through upstate NY, VT, maybe even getting over to NH and Maine. I need some ideas for the trip, both to keep the GF happy, and to make it somewhat interesting for myself too (fairly normal guy, definitely prefer DOING rather than just SEEING things).

Anyone done something similar who might come to my aid with some suggestions? Nice B&B's to stay at? Would welcome specific locations or activities to hit along the way.

(p.s. probably a 3-day / 4-night thing, so keep that timeframe in mind, and I'm sure she's looking for something that will keep us in the countryside and smaller cities, rather than anything too metropolitan; e.g. no Boston, Providence, etc)