Traffic
Having left NYC 23 years ago, I'd forgotten what it was like to be caught in traffic. We left home at 9 AM to go to the Fryeburg (Maine) Fair because seniors got in free today. It's the biggest fair in our area. New Hampshire doesn't have a state fair, only an assortment of county fairs. They are nothing like the huge Ohio State Fair I attended nearly every year as a kid.
When we were about three miles from the fairground, traffic came to a standstill. In 40 minutes, we moved less than 1/10th of a mile. Hubby declared the situation intolerable, and I agreed, so we made a U-turn and headed to Portsmouth, NH instead for a lobster dinner. We get withdrawal symptoms if we don't have an occasional lobster.
The temperature was in the 70s, there was a brilliant blue sky, a view that disappeared into infinity, and our gorgeous New England fall foliage was at its peak. The drive was breathtaking...and me without my camera. I didn't expect to need it at the fair. I should know better than to be on the roads this time of year without a camera.
We went to our favorite restaurant, on the water, and had lobster, baked potatoes, homemade rolls, chowder to die for, and oysters on the half-shell. We passed on dessert and bought four kinds of their homemade fudge to bring home. Yum, yum!
All in all, it was a glorious New England day. If we go to the fair next year, we'll leave about 6 AM. Or we could just go to Portsmouth for another scrumptious seafood dinner.
I did take a couple photos of the foliage as seen from my deck when we got home.
With the fog moving in...
When we were about three miles from the fairground, traffic came to a standstill. In 40 minutes, we moved less than 1/10th of a mile. Hubby declared the situation intolerable, and I agreed, so we made a U-turn and headed to Portsmouth, NH instead for a lobster dinner. We get withdrawal symptoms if we don't have an occasional lobster.
The temperature was in the 70s, there was a brilliant blue sky, a view that disappeared into infinity, and our gorgeous New England fall foliage was at its peak. The drive was breathtaking...and me without my camera. I didn't expect to need it at the fair. I should know better than to be on the roads this time of year without a camera.
We went to our favorite restaurant, on the water, and had lobster, baked potatoes, homemade rolls, chowder to die for, and oysters on the half-shell. We passed on dessert and bought four kinds of their homemade fudge to bring home. Yum, yum!
All in all, it was a glorious New England day. If we go to the fair next year, we'll leave about 6 AM. Or we could just go to Portsmouth for another scrumptious seafood dinner.
I did take a couple photos of the foliage as seen from my deck when we got home.
With the fog moving in...
