It's Still Raining in Boston, but the Food is Good

Left Hyannis in the rain and drove into more rain in Boston. It rained so much we almost rented a boat. A boat would have been faster than a car. The only thing worse than rain in Boston is traffic in Boston, what a mess when the two are combined. Kathy, how did you do it for so long?

We did stop in to see if Norm was at his usual spot at Cheers, but we missed him. We wanted our next stop to be another Amy recommendation, the Black Rose but we made a wrong turn and ended up on a freeway that was going nowhere fast. The only problem was, the traffic on the other side was even worse. By the time we saw a break in the traffic we were half way to Bush country at Kennebunkport. Since some of our friends like JER are good Republicians, we decided to stop by to see how the other half lives. Wow! See the pics.

After we left our Bush friends it was off to Red's Eats, a lobster shack, which according to "Road Food" has the best Lobster Roll in Maine. Great book, they have been right every time. Though Tina and Hazel prefer their lobster hot rather than on a cold sandwich which is what you get at Red's. Road Food also listed Baxter's. (Bryant is still stuck on that place.)

Thanks to Jill for giving us a great recommendation for a restaurant in Newburyport, MA. Michael's was great and so was the little town around it. We will go back. Thanks again Jill.

Found a great motel, Bishop's, in Jackman, ME. It's located just before you get to the Canadian border entering Quebec. The hanging plants were awesome. See pics below. We will definitely go back to Bishop's for snowmobiling in the winter which we are told, is their high season. It's not the Marriott, but it's a great family run motel with all the creature comforts you'll need.

Off to Canada, starting with Quebec which we will report by separate posting. (We got a little behind on our postings because of a technical error, but we will catch up in a day or so. Today, July 7th, we are in Toronto. We will post for Quebec, Montreal and Toronto in a few days. We leave for Saulte St. Marie tomorrow.

Rain Rain Go Away,
It sure does rain a lot in New England. We had planned to take one of the expensive ferries to Martha’s Vineyard, three figures for the 3 of us and more than that if we took the car, but pouring rain kept us on shore. We spent the day on Cape Cod and looking at the sights in Provincetown, which is located at the tip of Cape Code--very interesting. In any event, the scenery and ocean were beautiful.
The next day, what a surprise, there was a little sun so we took the ferry, no car, to Nantucket for the day. Nice place but really expensive, with beautiful houses and tons of money. We spent our time sightseeing (too cold for the beach) and doing our favorite thing, eating. No pics from the restaurant but if you ever make it to Nantucket, be sure to go to Provisions; it makes great sandwiches, with outstanding bread.
We spent two nights in Hyannis but managed to eat three times at a great place named Baxter’s Fish and Chips. WOW!!!!!. Outstanding clam chowder, seafood bisque, grilled sword fish and fried haddock. The scenery was also great and the beer was cold. Yes, it did rain a little and it was a little cold but they served some of the best seafood I ever had. We must make a return trip. Tina and Hazel broke the rules and fed the seagulls. Man those birds are aggressive! Thank you, Amy, for the restaurant referrals and the directions when Sally failed us.
We also found the Kennedy compound, not much to see (hidden by a tall fence), and discovered a fabulous ice cream parlor called the Four Seas. It alone was worth the trip, particularly if it follows a meal at Baxter’s. Yeah, there is a little Baxter bias. Bryant would have stayed in Hyannis for the entire six weeks just to eat there every day. But Tina and Hazel pushed him to move on. Pics below.
It’s on to Boston and Maine after this.

Our First Meal and second meal

We found ourselves in Noank, CT, near Mystic CT where Mystic Pizza was filmed. We found a great restaurant named Abbott's Lobster in the Rough. Very casual--BYOB and tablecloth for that matter, but not soda. Lobster was great--very cheap.

After a few hours of sleep it was back on the road and then a quick stop at a local clam shack along the highway. Yummmm.

Stay tuned for our next adventure from Cape Cod/Hyannis/Nantucket.