Vacation – Page 183 – M&I / GBMINI

Wentworth By The Sea

Posted on April 2, 2006February 20, 2017 by Ian C.

This weekend, as a birthday treat, Margaret secretly arranged a trip for us to the Wentworth By The Sea, a fabulous hotel in New Hampshire; the hotel was built in the 1870s but left to ruin in the 1980s; recently it was renovated and was a lovely place to stay, with great views and excellent food:

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From the hotel we took a trip to Ogonquit in Maine and walked the Marginal Way – a footpath running along the edge of the Atlantic Ocean:

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When we finished our walk, after tea & cake, the heavens opened and so we headed back to the hotel to watch the rain from indoors, and drink “champagne” (Asti, really):

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Aruba 2006

Posted on January 21, 2006February 20, 2017 by Ian C.

Last week, with Margarets USA passport finally arrived, we booked a last minute trip to Aruba to get some sun & warmth – although winter so far this year has been very easy (the fish pond is not frozen at all!)
We enjoyed a very lazy week on the beach and rarely left the hotel except to get food in an excellent nearby restaurant called Tango (they had fabulous steak and other meats, and a so-so live tango dance every hour; best of all was their “Tango crepe” dessert!).

Some pictures (though I didn’t take many on this trip):

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Ludlow, Vermont

Posted on October 31, 2005February 19, 2017 by Ian C.

This weekend we spent a quiet and enjoyable time in Ludlow, at the Andrie Rose Inn; we had a cosy room with gas fire, but more spectacular was the area – especially with recent snow present still on higher elevations, and fall colors in the trees (turning very late this year!):

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