New England

Day 29 - 42°- mild, partly sunny - Spring Meadows Park

Day 26 - 42° - rain, fog and cold - Falmouth, MA
Day 27 - 50°- rain, fog and mild - Falmouth, MA
Day 28 - 44° - partly sunny, cold - E. Hartford, CT
Day 29 - 38° - partly sunny, windy - Windsor Locks, CT

The past few days Billy and I were in New England making a whirlwind trip to visit our family. My walks took me down to the beach at Cape Cod and around the neighborhoods where our family live.

Cape Cod was about a 10 hour ride from Carlisle. Our daughter and family live there.

We walked around Falmouth, where Billy and I lived before moving to Carlisle. If you go to Cape Cod, this is a “perfect” Cape town; a quaint main street with mix of interesting shops, restaurants and a 15 minute walk to the beach. We stopped in our favorite place in Falmouth Center - Liam Maguire’s Pub.

We walked down Main Street toward Shore Drive and the beach. From there, we looked out over Nantucket Sound; on a clear day one can see Martha’s Vineyard. Although it was foggy and we couldn't see too far, it was delightful being near the water.


After a “short” visit with our daughter and her family, we headed off to the Hartford, Connecticut area. It was great to catch up with the rest of family with our walks, talks and meals. Our son and daughter-in-law took us to a terrific seafood restaurant. Billy and I enjoy so much about Carlisle, but one thing the area is missing is great seafood! - lobster, shrimp, steamers, baked stuffed flounder. This was a treat for us!

My sister-in-law served us a delicious egg casserole, which I am going to cook next weekend for our guests. If it receives a “thumbs up”, I will post the recipe.

The ride home from the Hartford area of Connecticut was about 5 hours.

So if you are traveling to New England, and passing through Carlisle, you might consider a stop at the Red Cardinal B&B. We can fill you in on some of our favorite places in that area.