Saturday - Sunday, July 23 - 24, 2022 … Two Lane Adventures Continue!

On Saturday morning, I got up early and walked! Since we last stayed at Larry & Gail’s there has been some logging up on the hill. The good news for me, is they have improved the other road I can walk on. The bad news it is up hill!

After my walk, Gail talked me into standing in line at the local Littleton Food Co-op for cheap lobsters!

For many, lobster is a summer delicacy that can’t be resisted during a sale like Lobsterpalooza.

As we arrived, the line was near the end of the building. As Gail went to talk to someone she knew in line to get the scoop. I grabbed our spot at the end of the line. 

We learned the first truck sold out in less than 30-miuntes and these folks were standing in line waiting for truck #2. So, we stayed! and the line, just kept growing and growing!

Ohhhhhh, the reward looks delicious!

  

Standing in line for lobsters was rewarded by a trip to Lincoln, for a pedicure! Yeah!!!! I have to say, I normally not a fan of a man doing my pedicure, but he was gentle and the calf and foot massage he gave was the best I have ever had!

The Clark family's adventure all began with Ed Clark's Eskimo Sled Dog Ranch in 1928 in Lincoln, and eventually expanded into Clark's Trading Post and Clark's Bears. Ed and W. Murray Clark take a couple of bears for a ride in the car. The Clarks bought their first black bear in 1933 and opened the Bear Show in 1949. Clark's Bears is a visitor attraction in Lincoln, New Hampshire. It is known for its trained bears and for the White Mountain Central Railroad, a 30-minute, 2.5-mile steam-powered train ride. The bears were inside doing a performance, so we missed them!

From the cliff of Mount Pemigewasset in Franconia New Hampshire, an enormous stone face of an Indian peers out. It sits not far from where “The Old Man of The Mountains” once looked out, before he met his demise!

The Indian Head cliff was not even noticed until 1901, when a fire cleared trees and revealed the rock formation. It did not take long for it to become a tourist destination, in 1913 the area was referred to as Indian Head estates.

They offered campsites, that transitioned into cabins and that evolved into a full service motel, which still operates today. The motel features teepees, totem poles, and an observation tower.

Also near the Indian Head Motel was a unique historical marker. Is it real?! Barney and Betty Hill were an American couple who claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of the state of New Hampshire from September 19 to 20, 1961. It was the first widely publicized report of an alien abduction in the United States.

The incident came to be called the "Hill Abduction" and the "Zeta Reticuli Incident" because the star map shown to Betty Hill could possibly be the Zeta Reticuli system according to some researchers. Their story was adapted into the best-selling 1966 book The Interrupted Journey and the 1975 television film The UFO Incident.

We enjoyed dinner and a campfire with great friends!

Sunday morning July 24^th, we enjoyed breakfast at Topic of the Town. BUt, before breakfast I took my walk! The lillies were in full bloom and just beautiful against the wood pile!

A local restaurant on Main Street in Littleton. Owned for over 25 years by Denny & Dot Fekay. In 2006, it was purchased by their daughter Ashlea Miller. It's one of those little local places you have to stop at! Great food, good prices and friendly staff to make your experience perfect!

We saw Ron & Pat Stevens there, they had already eaten and were just stalling until it was time for church to start across the street. The restaurant is located on Main street directly across from Jax Jr. Cinema and next to the Worlds Largest Candy Counter known as Chutters in beautiful downtown Littleton. Most had traditional breakfast items, but I went for a summer special scramble with yellow squash, zuchinni, peppers and onions! Delicious! Of course, since I am on my weight reduction journey, more than half of it came home with me!

After breakfast, we toured Littleton and saw some old cars that belong to Larry’s boss. They also took us to little towns in the area, where they used to live, etc. We have heard so much about the “blue school” from Larry & Gail’s granddaughter Mandy, they had to take us there. Blue School is a public school located in Landaff, New Hampshire. Students from preschool to third grade begin their education here. Yes, it is basically a one-room school house! And, yes, it is blue. I thought I got a picture of it, but can't find it!

Larry & Gail's daughter came from Conway along with her husband, thier son and daughter and a couple grandkids to enjoy the Lobster we stood in line for yesterday! So, we enjoyed a lobster boil with all the traditional New England fixin's. It was delicious! Charlie had a hotdog along with the kids! LOL

Charlie is a really lucky guy ... Pat & Ron came by with one more fresh Apple Pie for him to take on the road with us! HE told Pat he would share it with Gary, but I doubt there will be any left by the time we see Gary!

It has been another great few days with Larry, Gail, Ron & Pat, but the gypsy in me says it's time to move on!