How about them Phillies last night? Ninth-inning comeback and walk-off Bryce Harper grand slam! 2-0 since they hired Charlie Manuel as their hitting coach.
Wake-up call at 7:30 AM. We slept well in the pier parking lot and woke to the sound of a light rain and seagulls. It was foggy in the morning. We drove a short ways to the Portland Breakwater Lighthouse (aka "Bug Light"), where we had our breakfast. Jessica made herself an omelette in the van and I had cereal and yogurt. This small but quaint lighthouse was built in 1875 and its unique architecture was inspired by the Choragic monument near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
The skies cleared as we drove an hour south on Rt 95 to Portsmouth, NH. We parked in a metered lot and then walked around Prescott Park for a little over an hour.
Well, that's pretty much it for our Maine vacation. It was back to reality as soon as I hit the highway again. What should've been a four-hour drive to our college friend Krissy in Ridgefield, CT turned into a 5 1/2-hr ordeal. Friday traffic around Boston, rush hour traffic in Hartford, and more traffic, traffic, traffic. This is the absolute worst kind of driving--stop and go, on the brakes, shifting lanes, going at a crawl, making no progress at all. I am convinced there are just too many people in the world, especially on the East coast. IAnd what's the deal with people merging from the exit ramps and thinking that they have the right of way?
Anyway, we arrived safely in Ridgefield to visit our old college friend. Shoutout to Krissy's mom, always the quintessential host and homemaker, made us a delicious meal with chicken ont he grill, grilled veggies and tomatoes, and popovers. This is just a small part of her immaculate garden here.
We'll have an early breakfast with Krissy tomorrow, enjoy our hot showers, and then it's another 4-hr drive (or will this one also take 5 1/2 hrs?) to home and the conclusion of another vantastic vacation!
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