Wednesday, June 12, 2013

June 12, 2013. Bangor, Maine. Traveling.

Rain and more rain today.  Fortunately, we had only three hours in the car, so we slept late and ate breakfast at 10:00 before getting in the car at 11:00.   Ken and I each drove for an hour and a half, until we stopped for the night at our pre-arranged motel in Bangor.   Ken is getting very good at making the decision to book our motel each night.  Now tomorrow we will stay in St. John, N.B. getting ready to catch the ferry on Friday at noon.

The surprise of the day was our restaurant at dinner.   You learn something every day.  It turns out that The Hilton Garden Inn always has a restaurant on site.   Our motel, The Hampton Inn, is right across the street from The Hilton Garden Inn, and the receptionist told us about the restaurant across the street. I had asked if there was an excellent restaurant within walking distance and she told us about the restaurant across the street.  Ken and I were dubious but as it was raining,  we did not want to walk too far.   Much to our surprise, it was a wonderful restaurant.  We shared a flat bread for an appetizer which was light and tasty and for dinner Ken ate duck and I ate salmon.  It was a relief to eat an excellent meal.  It was the hit of the day.

Now tonight we will watch the hockey game.   I am enjoying TV after a month of deprivation.   There are advantages to travel!!

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