Anniversary 37 Get-Away

On Friday, December 12th, Tammy and I hit the road for a weekend in New Bedford, MA.  We left around 5:30am and arrived in Fall River around 8am for our first stop of our trip - breakfast at Harry's Diner.  I ordered the steak bomb omelette, and Tammy had the mozambique omelette.  After breakfast, we walked down to Battleship Cove where we explored a WWII submarine, PT boat, destroyer, and battleship inside and out for three hours.  The battleship had the most to see with lots of hatch ways and ladders to climb through and up.  I was able to make it to the lowest and the highest part of the battleship accessible to the public.  It was quite the maze of passageways.  Admission to Battleship Cove included admission to the Marine Museum a short walk away.  Here we learned about the Fall River Line to New York City.  There was also a Titanic exhibit.  Our day in Fall River was not done yet.  We made one last stop at the Borden's home for a 90 minute Lizzie Borden tour and tale.  It was now time to depart for our hotel in New Bedford.  

After we checked in to our room on the fifth floor overlooking the largest fishing port on the East Coast, we walked to the Black Whale Restaurant for dinner.  I had what likely has been the most expensive meal I have ever ordered - lobster thermidor.  Tammy had scallops which is the number one catch in the area.  Saturday morning we walked to the Whaling Museum where we learned what made New Bedford the city that lit the world.   A visit to the Fishing Heritage Center followed.  We rounded out the afternoon walking around the downtown, visiting various shops with sightings of Santa and a winter fairy.  Dinner was eaten at Izzy's Restaurant.  I chose Cape Verde steak with one egg and a bowl of cachupa from the menu.  Tammy chose fish and chips substituting a salad for the chips.  Dessert was two large cookies and milk teas from Besteas.

Sunday morning we headed home in a snow storm which thankfully did not stick to the roads.

Click the link for pictures of our adventure   https://photos.app.goo.gl/v1Lk9tmy7pZQUphS8