We set off in sunshine and high humidity in the van for the first leg north, stopping at Ogunquit, the "beautiful place by the sea", where it was grey and a bit drizzly as we arrived. Chadwick dropped us off. Already, there are pretty pumpkin displays outside the shops, just for decoration. The town was incredibly twee - all the buildings are clapboard and painted tasteful pastel shades, many with baskets and pots of flowers.
The instruction was to make our way a couple of kilometres south along the "Marginal Way" to meet for lunch. The sun came out and the sea turned blue. The footpath was metalled, so easy walking, with lots of tanned, middle-aged women striding out. At Perkins Cove, there was a number of boutiques, all very pretty, overlooking the harbour where lobster are landed. The cantilever bridge let a fishing boat and an ocean-going yacht through.
Lunch was on the covered balcony of a big cafe right by the sea - very picturesque. Our first introduction to what is proving to be a standard menu of huge sandwiches and fries, but the food was very well done.
Back into the van for hours of driving up long straight roads, the surface of which can be poor. Just one stop at a service station. These are well equipped by our standards.
Onwards into the hills, which are not high at this point. Everywhere is wooded with some trees already red and yellow.
The hotel was a two storey building where our room was big and clean but a bit tired. We had a little time before we were back in the van to drive into Millinucket town for dinner at a loggers' restaurant which had the front of a truck coming out of the second floor. The restaurant and the family who run it have featured on TV. The menu showed that fresh vegetables are going to be hard to find but it is possible to choose smaller dishes.
Crashed out early - we are still on UK time.
No comments:
Post a Comment