Had a great breakfast this morning in Camden, ME…homemade coffee cakes, fresh fruit and juices.  I was actually sorry to be leaving so soon as I greatly enjoyed this town.

I made the decision last night to skip my stop in Portsmouth, NH since circumstances made it so my friend Tommy Sullivan couldn’t be there on July 30^th, my originally planned visit to Manomet.  I had to change my preferences to NOT avoid highways and tolls so that my drive wasn’t much more than four hours and thankfully, on my way to the interstate, I got to drive on scenic US 1.  It did not disappoint but, unfortunately, eventually, I had to get into the interstate fray.  Traffic was extremely heavy and, as is usual on interstates, there were several impatient drivers weaving in and out of traffic, despite most of us already driving faster than the speed limit.

One idiot on a Japanese motorcycle seemed to relish darting in front of vehicles, driving in between lanes, then occasionally on the shoulder only to pop back onto the highway causing a bit of havoc on the roadway.  Both he and his rider were wearing shorts, neither was wearing a helmet, he had on sneakers and she wore flip-flops.  It’s amazing to me how stupid some people can be.

Anyway, I survived Boston traffic and finally found myself on scenic Route 3A where my GPS had difficulty finding the proper dirt road that the Sullivan abode is on.  Luckily, Tommy was standing out on his deck and eventually saw me and helped guide me to the proper driveway.  His brother, Dan, lives in this beautiful six-bedroom home; he and Tommy were my gracious hosts.  Look at that magnificent view from the deck!

After a while, Tommy, Chloe, and I took a walk around the property and down to the beach where I discovered that Chloe loves the beach.  She ran in and out of the waves, dug holes, played with other dogs and all while my camera was back in the house!  Later on, Tommy drove me around the area showing me some of the sights such as White Horse Beach.

After relaxing for a bit, Tommy, Dan, and I went to a restaurant called 42⁰ North where I enjoyed a glass of sauvignon blanc together with extremely delectable pan seared sea scallops over lobster and roasted corn risotto with julienned zucchini.  Yum!