Ogunquit and Pappy's

After much procrastinating, I re-packed my bags and off to Ogunquit, Maine I went. The thought of another hour or so in the car was just not making me happy. But once I got rolling I was okay.

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006 - continued: I rolled into town just before 10:00pm. Brian's place was really easy to find. It was just under a mile from town center and only four or five houses away from Footbridge Beach.

We shared pleasantries over a stiff cocktail at the cottage then decided to make our way downtown, on foot. Brian mixed us a drink for the road in a couple of soda cans. We are SO rebellious, aren't we?

Our first stop was The Front Porch. This could have been the only place we went the whole time I was there and I would have been happy. It is such a neat place. Friends sharing good times while singing along to show tunes around a piano. Could it get any gayer? Probably not.

We made our way from The Front Porch to Club InsideOUT. For a Wednesday night, it was fairly busy. We had a few more drinks and danced the remainder of the night away. We closed the place and stumbled home by 2:00am.

Thursday, August 10th, 2006: Shampoo, hair gel, and toothpaste! Oh my! We arose at about 10:00am to the news of the airport delays and the terror threat on UK flights. The American media is SO dramatic. I hate it. It is why I refuse to watch the news. Next subject.

We had a light lunch around noon. I covered myself in SPF 30 and then headed to the beach. I am not one for too much sun. Little Irish white boy does not tan. I burn. So, I cover myself. We met up with Maureen and her son Brock. Maureen is a good friend of Brian's and also happens to be my financial advisor.

It was a perfect beach day, mostly sunny and about 80°F. An occasional cloud blocked the sun, but other than that is was fabulous. The four of us walked the beach a bit playing catch with a tennis ball. They even convinced me to go into the water. I do the ocean about as much as I do the sun. It was not that bad. My feet were only numb for a few minutes. I do not know the actual water temperature, but I would put it somewhere in the low to mid sixties.

Later in the afternoon we headed back to the cottage for a quick nap. Maureen, Brian and I headed out for a seafood dinner and then some bingo.

Bingo was at the Moody, Maine senior center. That was an interesting experience. It was a small crowd, about 30 people. But everyone was really fun. The small crowd made the prizes small. Brian and Maureen were both lucky. Maureen split winnings on a game and won eight whole dollars. Brian, who is always lucky, was the big winner of the night. He won the final coverall of the night and took home $122.

We returned home after bingo. Brian called it a night but I headed into town just to see what was going on. It was fairly quiet. I checked out a club called Maine Street. It was dead, only about a dozen or so people at the bar. I made my way over to Club InsideOUT. It was also fairly quiet. I checked out the few boys that were there and took in some thumping bass, but left alone just before close at 1:00am.

Friday, August 11th, 2006: Whistler's Mother between my breasts? This morning I noticed a red blotch in the middle of my chest. I guess I need to be more careful when applying sun block.

I made my way into town with Brian around 11:00am. I walked the shops while he got a massage. I had a little lunch at Le Pizzeria and picked up a copy of the Da Vinci Code. I parked myself on a bench and read while people watching at the same time.

As Brian's massage ended, I made my way to Bread and Roses Bakery. I picked up a sampling of all kinds of delectable desserts. Maureen and Brian were planning a feast and I was tasked with coordinating dessert.

We headed home after a little more shopping. I took a nice long nap before dinner. We headed to Maureen's house for an impressive dinner for eleven (I think)... lobster, corn, pasta, oysters, salads, bread, and more... Mmm mmm mmm!

After dessert, Brian, his brother, Mike, and sister-in-law, Yonja, and I headed back to The Front Porch. We caught the Friday night show by Khris Francis. Though just a bit on the rude side (the kind of rudenss you might be embarassed to share with your mother), the show was quite funny. He made fun of the straight people in the crowd and pulled a few of them up on stage. We also sang along to some TV themes with him and he made up some lyrics of his own to a few. The show closed with his version of It's A Small World After All titled It's Ogunquit After All.

We made the downtown club rounds one more time for my last night. After The Front Porch, we headed over to Maine Street and then we met up with Maureen and her family at Maxwell's Pub. I was able to do one Karaoke number whilst I was there. From there, the entire clan headed over to close the night back at InsideOUT. I was shocked Maureen was up for it. Again, it is not the kind of place I would take my Mom. Nor is it the kind of place I would think my Mom would have any interest in going. We returned home and we were in bed by 1:30am.

Saturday, August 12th, 2006: The keys to the cottage had to be back to the realtor by 10:00am in York, Maine. Mike, Yonja and I were up early and helping Brian clean up. I left at about 9:15am and dropped the key off for Brian on my way.

The rest of Saturday was uneventful. I was home by 10:45am and did stuff around the house most of the day.

In the evening, I grabbed some dinner with my friend, Dave. We watched some TV while playing some rummy, and had a few drinks. I headed home at about 12:15am.

Sunday, August 13th, 2006: Here we are, up to today. It has been a typical Sunday. I arose at about 10am. Went for breakfast at Pappy's with Jeff and then did some shopping at Best Buy.

Not much is planned for this week. I am going to get some things done around the house and also spend some time on Chorus stuff, including editing the web site and mastering a few of my amateur recordings. I will be headed to Six Flags on Wednesday and Montreal on Friday. Thanks for reading and be sure to watch for the next update!