2011 Summer Trip to New England #5

This was a crazy weekend. Nothing went as planned. Friday we decided to just hang out at the motorhome. It was very relaxing, watching movies, reading and just hanging out with our dogs. They were very happy campers to say the least. On Saturday, we decided to go to the beach. We picked one nearest the campground but it was still 30 minutes away. When we got there the line into the parking lot was a mile long. People were actually sitting on the side of the road, waiting for people to leave the parking lot so they could get a spot. We decided that we would come back on a week day and took a drive through the sea side. I loved looking at all the beautiful homes with all their beautiful gardens. Flowers in bloom everywhere. We ended up going to dinner and then stopped at Walmart for provisions and back to the campground. On Sunday we were going to take a trip to Boston. Jim and I have been following Guy Fiero's Dives, Drive-ins, and Diners throughout the United States. We have his book and have been visiting the various diners noted in the book as we visit the various states. Well it just so happens there are two in Mass; one being in Boston. It's called Mike's City Diner. So before we left, we called to make sure they were open and they were. So off we go. We no sooner got on I495 at exit 2, and immediately came to a stand still. We literally were stopped for 2 1/2 hours. Apparently there was an accident at Exit 3. They had to medivac someone by helicopter and we kept seeing all kinds of big rig tow trucks passing on the shoulder to get to the accident. We figured it must be a tractor trailer to two tractor trailers they way the big rig tow trucks kept arriving. By the time we got to the accident scene we were shocked to see it was a Safari Motorhome. It had run off the highway, down an embankment and rested at the base of some trees. The motorhome didn't looked wrecked from the side that we could see but we don't know what the other side looked like. It didn't look like it rolled so we figured either someone cut them off or the driver had a medical condition that forced him/her off the road. In all our years of Rving, that was only the 2nd wreck we have ever seen. The first one probably really didn't count because it didn't look like any damage done but it did run off the road without damage. So anyways, 2 1/2 hours later we continue on to Boston. We drive up to the restaurant, park the truck, and start into the restaurant, when a guy comes out wheeling a trash can. He goes, sorry folks we close at 3:00. It was 3:45. So there was a restaurant next door. We go in and the waiter says, sorry folks we are only serving drinks until 5:00. Since we were hungry, we decided to leave and look for another place. We took the back roads back toward the camp ground and we came upon Plymouth. So we decided, what the heck, lets go touring. We first had our late lunch at the Lobster Hut. Naturally, I got a lobster dinner. Jim, being true to his not eating fish self, got a chicken salad. We then walked along the coastal walk way and visited Plymouth Rock, as well as the reproduced Mayflower. So we ended up having a nice evening afterall.