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I know when I go on vacation one of the main draws for me is the regional food. The other is the gorgeous scenery. I thought we should have a thread where we can post our vacation food pics - and to spice it up a bit we can sprinkle in a few pics of where we went, to give it that vacation "flavor" 
I just got back from New England with my friend Linda. It's my favorite place to go on vacation - I never seem to tire of the food or the scenery.
The itinerary included a quick stop in Newport, Rhode Island (one night), then 2 nights in Rockport, Massachusetts, then our final 2 nights in Ogunquit, Maine. Here's the photo evidence!
We decided to go to a place that was right across the street for our one dinner in Newport. We chose it because of the name - The Barking Crab. You should never choose a race horse by its name, and apparently the same goes for restaurants! lol
The bucket for my shells. It says Boston because the original Barking Crab is there, and I think the one in Newport opened more recently.
My placemat - although I didn't get lobster that night.
I did, however, get a pile of crabs! Alaskan King, Snow and Dungeness. They were expensive ($42) and good, but not great. Linda got a crab and lobster salad wrap which was a special that night. She asked the price and the waitress said she thought it was $14. She thought wrong. When the bill came it was $24. (of course we protested that and the manager honored the $14 price.)
The crabs and the butter were really rich, so I started using the cocktail sauce for the crabs after a while. The cocktail sauce was really, really good. Tasted like a bloody mary, only better. Here I am sucking on a lemon to help cut the richness at the very end.
The next morning we made coffee in the room and went on the balcony to enjoy the brew and the view. Here's Linda.
And me.
We left late morning and drove around, finding all kinds of scenic nooks and crannies so we could take pictures. It was one of the reasons for our trip - we both LOVE taking pictures!
Before we left the area we went to a farm market/gift shop called SweetBerry Farm. It was really neat, and we stocked up on all kinds of snacks. The best were wonderful crispy cookies. I should have taken a pic!
I just got back from New England with my friend Linda. It's my favorite place to go on vacation - I never seem to tire of the food or the scenery.
The itinerary included a quick stop in Newport, Rhode Island (one night), then 2 nights in Rockport, Massachusetts, then our final 2 nights in Ogunquit, Maine. Here's the photo evidence!
Newport, RI
Sunset from our balcony at the Newport Hotel and Marina
Sunset from our balcony at the Newport Hotel and Marina
We decided to go to a place that was right across the street for our one dinner in Newport. We chose it because of the name - The Barking Crab. You should never choose a race horse by its name, and apparently the same goes for restaurants! lol
The bucket for my shells. It says Boston because the original Barking Crab is there, and I think the one in Newport opened more recently.
My placemat - although I didn't get lobster that night.
I did, however, get a pile of crabs! Alaskan King, Snow and Dungeness. They were expensive ($42) and good, but not great. Linda got a crab and lobster salad wrap which was a special that night. She asked the price and the waitress said she thought it was $14. She thought wrong. When the bill came it was $24. (of course we protested that and the manager honored the $14 price.)
The crabs and the butter were really rich, so I started using the cocktail sauce for the crabs after a while. The cocktail sauce was really, really good. Tasted like a bloody mary, only better. Here I am sucking on a lemon to help cut the richness at the very end.
The next morning we made coffee in the room and went on the balcony to enjoy the brew and the view. Here's Linda.
And me.
We left late morning and drove around, finding all kinds of scenic nooks and crannies so we could take pictures. It was one of the reasons for our trip - we both LOVE taking pictures!
Before we left the area we went to a farm market/gift shop called SweetBerry Farm. It was really neat, and we stocked up on all kinds of snacks. The best were wonderful crispy cookies. I should have taken a pic!
