15 hours ago, weinoo said:Love the Long Point Light (and its sister, the Wood End Light) yet nothing could get me to make the trek out to see it close up...I'm a little too neurotic for that!
Me too!! I would be paranoid about the tide coming in and stranding me on the jetty. Plus, I hate walking on soft sand for any distance. I guess there is a shuttle boat that will take you over from MacMilllan pier to avoid the jetty and sand hike, but I have never done it.
So yesterday our plans got scuttled when we got a message at 10 AM from our farm share delivery service saying that the driver had hit traffic, and our scheduled pickup had been changed from 4 PM to 7 PM. That was pretty annoying. So we spent the day at the house reading and visiting another beach within walking distance, White Crest.
Since we had to drive two towns back to get the farm vegetables, we ended up going out to dinner rather than cooking at the house. We chose Rock Harbor Grill in Orleans. It was full on arrival (it's walk-in only), so we walked over to a nearby candy shop and bakery, the Hot Chocolate Sparrow, to see what was on offer. Here's the bakery case, with various slices of cakes
Chocolate barks
Hard candies
Fudge flavors
And a picture that my niece asked me t take for this report. She would like to know if anyone would actually eat these two items, because they sound completely disgusting!
After poking around a bit in the chocolate shop, we got a text that our table was ready. Menu:
Complimentary pretzel bread for the table
Drinks for my husband and sister (sorry, I forgot to ask what they were)
Fried clam and cherry pepper appetizer
Fried mushroom appetizer
My niece got the prosciutto pizza. She said it was quite tasty.
My husband chose the lazy lobster. He said it was very rich. He did not eat the potatoes but enjoyed the broccoli.
Sister got the roasted cod. She said it was very fresh and that the grilled asparagus was excellent.
I chose the shrimp and scallop special, which was a bit of a mistake. The porcini powder they put on the seafood before searing it made everything look burnt, which was not really appealing. The powder didn't add much flavor either, so it was kind of a strange decision. The mushrooms mentioned in the menu description were missing. Finally, this dish had WAY too many sun-dried tomatoes. There was a whole layer of them under the tortellini. Overall it was not a great dish, despite the freshness of the scallops, but I knew I was taking a chance when I ordered it. Oh well!
We skipped dessert in favor of ice cream at the Ice Cream Cafe in town. Here's the menu of flavors. There are lots of choices!
