2016 Holiday Day 6 - Sandwich

We decided today to leave the car in the car park and explore the area around us - namely the town of Sandwich where we were staying. After breakfast, we headed off to visit the Sandwich Glass Museum. We watched a fascinating demonstration of glass blowing, where the artist created a beautiful blue vase by blowing and shaping the molten lump of glass. It's quite a skill! We then toured the museum. They had a treasure hunt for kids, so Clare and Matthew wandered round the exhibitions looking for specific items to tick off their list. Matthew then handed in the completed tick list into the lady at reception who then gave him a bag of glass marbles as a prize. We got chatting to her, as she was interested in us being from England.

We then moved on to the Hoxie House - a lovely 1675 house that has been restored to how it would have originally have looked, with authentic furniture. It really gave us an idea of what life must have been like back then. It started with a short talk by the guide, before we wandered round the house ourselves. Well worth a short visit!

We stopped for some refreshment at the Dunbar Tea Shop and this had totally changed since our last visit in 1998. It had been transformed from a cute English tea shop to a full blown restaurant with a bar and conservatory. Last time, it was full of odd tea pots and you could buy McVities biscuits and Marmite, but now it was just a restaurant. Yes, it had a decent tea menu and Clare enjoyed her cream tea and I enjoyed my crumpets but it wasn't quite the same as it had been.

We then walked up to the Sandwich Mini Golf (via Dunkin Donuts for a snack for Matthew). It's quite a challenging walk to the golf centre, not because it's particularly far, but due to the random nature of the sidewalks. They just stop suddenly, so you have to cross the busy Route 6A to get to the other side for the sidewalk to continue! Nobody walks in America! Anyway, we got there safe and sound and proceeded to play 36 holes. It was a very good course, and this was something that had improved since Clare and I last visited. 

It was a very hot and sunny day again (87 degrees) so we tried to dodge in and out of the shade where we could but by the time we got back to the hotel we were all a little red on the arms and neck!

After a dip in the pool, we had dinner in the tavern. I do want to give a big thumbs up to the Whale's Tale IPA they had on tap in the tavern - a really tasty pint that Clare and I both enjoyed on a regular basis during our stay. We finished our last evening in the tavern with Crab Ravioli for Clare, a mushroom soup (which was so nice!), cod and rice and bread pudding for me and a burger for Matthew.