We decided to do the tour that highlighted the mansions in the town which was scheduled for 3ish so we had time for something before that. Dan looked-up on his phone how far the lighthouse was and it seemed like our Brooklyn legs could walk the distance so we headed out of town on-foot. Well, the phone was wrong...the distance to the lighthouse was a good three miles along a road with no sidewalk. It was humid and hot. There was some squabbling and complaining but we made it to the lighthouse and walked the 100 some odd steps to the top to see the view.
The old man at the lighthouse told us we should walk back to town along the beach since it was likely shorter and certainly a better view. So we did, and it was a much more pleasant journey.
Before our trolly tour we grabbed some DQ because when you live in a city that has not embraced the beauty of Dairy Queen, one must take advantage of every sighting. Look at this one painted all dainty to fit in with the other tourist shops on the main street.
I ordered us a Mr. Misty Freeze, grape...the poor kid working the counter was so confused. Apparently that is not a menu item anymore so I had to explain to him what is was so he could cobble it together. We were so hot and tired from the walk that it didn't matter, anything tasted good.
The trolly tour was really cute because this old couple ran the show. The guy drove and the old lady told the stories. The tour went along the street closest to the water and then weaved through a part of town where the most wealthy residents live. The Victorian mansions were massive and unbelievably beautiful. She told lots of history tid-bits which I didn't retain.
After the tour Dan and I wandered over to an old arcade our friends had told us about. Since we were visiting the town after the season was over (post Labor Day) there wasn't much of a crowd. We literally had the entire arcade to ourselves. Most of the games were only 50 cents so $20 between the two of us went really far.
Dan played a Batman game that was similar to wack-a-mole only with batman characters. The machine would shout out "HOLY TICKETS BATMAN!" every 10 seconds or so. We had a blast. My favorite was the skee-ball. Of course, Dan liked the basketball.
Then we did one of those photo booth where you get two strips of photos with four images. I really like how it turned out. Everything looks better in black and white.
After the arcade we went back to the B&B for a rest and then we got all dressed up for our fancy dinner reservation. We went to a fancy place called The Blue Pig Tavern in the most grand hotel in town. Dan wore a tie and I wore a tiny black dress and we felt grown-up and sophisticated. Dan had some sort of white fish (can't remember the name) and I had crab cakes. Then we went to the candy store for dessert...because we're still really just kids.
I can't get over how cute this homey-moon was!
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