Celebrating our 43'rd

It's 0845 and we're off. The cat's in the cage on the rear seat in preparation for a drop off at The Pet Palace. We've planned a trip to the Western Shore, 45 miles across the bay as the crow flys. Only one problem, you can't get there from here. We have to go north, over the Bay Bridge through Annapolis and then south again. All in all it's a three hour trip.

Prior to leaving Grannie went next door to Ms. Gracie's to see if they could take care of the chickens. Yes we have chickens. After 6 years the flock of 24 is down to three hens and a rooster, all New Hampshire Reds. Gracie and John have been taking care of them when ever we go away. They're Free Range chickens, have the back yard to themselves and are only locked up at night for their own safety. Lately we've had an Eagle flying overhead and the chickens, on seeing it's shadow head underneath our shed barn for safety.

So, we drop the cat off, she gets a three story condo and is signed up for the Holiday macrame class on Friday and is going Kayaking in the Crisfield area at Janes Island, weather permitting. To keep our girl, Bailey is her name, happy, we always sign her up for the programs available.

So, we are off on a cold partly sunny and breezy day for our get-away weekend. Traffic was light the entire trip. Only negative was oncoming traffic on the Bay Bridge. That traffic pattern is something I've never been a proponent of.

We got to Solomns right around noon, and with our stomachs growling found a water front pier restaurant. Grannie ordered a Grouper sandwich and I got a Clam basket. The Grouper was great, the Clams were too deep fried. They did have Guinness on tap which we both had a pint of.

The next two hours found us taking a leisurely ride around the countryside. We drove up to Mechanicsville which is Amish country. On Saturday we're going to a Quilt Auction at an Amish farm. We stopped at McKays, a neat high end grocery store and got some cheese and crackers. We love checking out new grocery stores. We don't have many good choices in Salisbury.

Around 1500 hrs. we got to our hotel in Lexington Park, a Fairfield Inn that we have stayed in numerous times. Yes we seem to like the visits to this side of the bay. Grannie took a nap and I surfed for awhile on the high speed internet available. What a treat from my slow connection at home.

After our naps we watched a little TV and then headed out for dinner. We went to a Thai restaurant for dinner. It was a first for us after all these years. When we lived in Connecticut we did frequent a Vietnamese restaurant, The Lotus, quite a few times. The food was great, lots of Veggies and great rice. Grannie got a spicy Rock fish and I a Curry Pork, HOT! It was all great and no after effects.

Upon our return to the hotel Grannie was quickly in bed with the TV control. I was here with my Dell and had no say in the TV, until the old girl fell asleep. By 2115 hrs. the TV was mine and GA Tech was kicking Miami's butt.

We had a great nights sleep. I was down stairs getting the Mrs. her Coffee to have in bed at 0700. We got a good morning call from Kathy. Usually get one from her or Sarah when ever away, it's great. So far a great trip, we shall see where today takes us. Until later, we're off.