Late Season Lobster Roll

 A beautiful Saturday morning   in October.  We're thinking   it's  a great day to get out of   town but where to go?

 Betsy just finished reading a   story in Yankee Magazine's   Summer 2020 issue about a   great place to get a lobster
 roll on the Connecticut   shoreline (see photo left or in Yankee Magazine).

 

On this excursion today, we extended an invitation my parents so they could get out of the house for a while.  When I told them the plan - lobster roll and maybe a nature hike - they happily joined us.

The magazine photo was so inspiring that we had to make sure to take the same picture with us in it (see photo below).

This place was great.  Only 4 entrees on the menu,
but the warmed lobster was available with a gluten free bun.  

Better make sure you fuel up now.  This is only our first stop.

Stop #2 is Hammonasett Beach State Park, just a short drive away.  
Let's get out the trekking poles for our nature walk.

A short gravel path leads out to through the salt marsh to an overlook platform on the East Beach.

It's one step at a time under a clear azure sky..

When the walking is done, it's time for stop #3.  Let head out to the sandy part of the beach.  
No chairs?  No problem.

Well, somebody had to test the water.  It wasn't cold, but that wave actually soaked my pants.

The response from the onlookers? -  "No thanks - we'll skip the water play."

It's almost 2 hours back home, so we make one more stop (#4).  
This time for ice cream in nearby Madison.

It was after sunset when we arrived home, as the sun is now setting before 6pm.  Although driving to the Connecticut coast for a lobster roll sounds crazy, we all agreed it was well worth the trip.