Wednesday morning we were ready to hit the trail again. Our preference of "trails" are the backroads where we can drive at a moderate rate of speed and enjoy the scenery. Route 9 took us through towns that had familiar names - Yarmouth, Portland and Scarborough - neat New England homes and leaves in various stages of turning. Some of the reds and yellows were so vibrant, the colors jumped right out at you. I try to take pictures out the window or windshield, but have found that the most vibrant trees have telephone lines and/or poles running through them. Nonetheless, Gene was willing to pull off the road a few times to take pictures of trees without lines.
We stopped at South Portland at a Friendly's for lunch. I had not had fried clams for ages, so ordered those while Gene ordered fish 'n chips. We shared a banana split for dessert. One cannot visit Friendly's and not have ice cream.
We entered Massachusetts, my birth state, and resorted to the interstate for the rest of the trip to Bridgewater. We crossed the Merrimac River and then the Mystic River, going over the Tobin Bridge. Gene did an excellent job driving through the tunnels in Boston. We were always in the proper lane when we needed to be - of course, our GPS was responsible for keeping us on track also.
It was wonderful to see Uncle Bob (my father's brother) and Aunt Betty again. She had prepared a delicious lasagna dinner for us and we enjoyed a time of reminiscing.
Yesterday was a recoup day after the shopping and traveling we had done. Yesterday evening we showed some of our pictures (from our laptop) from Arches National Park, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Buchart Gardens on their TV. They have been to all these places, and many more, and it was nice to remember them together.
This weekend we will be getting together with family from both my mother's and father's side and enjoying each other's company. I am truly blessed to be able to see so many of my relatives on this trip.
Until next time, God's blessings to all of you.
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