Day in Marblehead

Upon hearing the Zoritys had taken an impulsive road trip to Vermont, Adam and I decided to get a Zipcar and a last minute Saturday day trip. Salem was the original idea, but I nixed it since ghouls and goblins and witches kinda freak me out. We ended up driving up to Marblehead and checked out the shoreline, a few small towns and enjoyed some delicious food along the way. Our first stop was Popo's Hot Dogs in Swampscott where we enjoyed pretty yummy Chicago hot dogs and a soft serve ice cream. We stopped in Maison de Mer, a little French themed store, on the way back to our car and I picked up an adorable tray. (As I've said before, you can never have too many trays.) Then we headed up to Marblehead driving around the coast and admiring the giant mansions. (We noticed a lot more "Romney/Ryan" and "Scott Brown" signs in Marblehead than in Cambridge and we're contemplating spending election night in Marblehead with our own kind.) I scored some shiny new blue rain boots at the Marine West boating supply store and the salesperson there hooked us up with some recommendations. We headed over to the lighthouse to admire the view and sit on a bunch of benches dedicated to dead people and enjoyed a delicious fried seafood platter at The Barnacle.