After our memorable meal at the Olympos Diner, Nancy and I stopped overnight in downtown Portsmouth to visit friends, Bill and Betsy Wish, two remarkably active and creative people about whom more once they send me some links to their activities. Betsy and Nancy were at Camp Woodstock together, and have remained fast friends ever since. We had a pleasant dinner at The Oar House … Continue reading Colby’s Breakfast and Lunch, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Sometimes great discoveries are accidental. Think of Archimedes’ overflowing bathtub, Newton’s apple, and Columbus bumping into the Western Hemisphere. And think of Nancy and me finding the Olympos Diner. We were on our way to Maine, eager to see friends, eat lobster, and escape the Washington summer. (Stay tuned for more posts.) We managed to dodge tornadoes in the DC area, and stayed one step … Continue reading The Olympos Diner, Meriden, Connecticut

For our last dinner on Hilton Head, Nancy and I went to the Black Marlin Bayside Grill on Broad Creek. Black Marlin, like Skull Creek Dockside, is another SERG Group restaurant. All of the SERG restaurants are utterly dependable and pretty affordable, and in that sense they remind me of the Clyde’s Group restaurants here in the DC area. Black Marlin has a nice view … Continue reading Black Marlin Bayside Grill, Hilton Head, South Carolina