This time of the year, it’s almost a requirement to take at least one site-seeing trip, and today the weather was ideal for a drive.
A friend and I headed out this morning to Padanaram, a coastal village in the town of Dartmouth on the South Coast.
We stopped first at Sid Wainer, a first-rate gourmet food store in New Bedford that offers samples of dishes made from their remarkable selection of produce, meats, cheeses and specialty items.
The little sandwich shop we’d hoped to find in Padanaram was closed for the season, so we opted for a drive through the village and wound our way through South Dartmouth, passing the Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies and Russells Mills, which is a gateway to Horseneck Beach.
We then headed north to Acushnet, where we finally found a ice cream shop that was still open; a Halloween decorations clearance sale; and two farm stands.
Altogether a fine day, and a trip well worth taking again.