Ogunquit is closer to Boston and Delta has a direct flight to Boston so that was it.
Our flight from Memphis to Boston was 3 hours late but that let us hang out with our daughter's family as they were departing for their holiday.
I had reserved a Budget car in Boston and that was one of the worst car rental experiences I have had. There was a long counter of agents with a longer line of customers. The signage said Avis/Budget/Zipcar. When I got called to an agent, he had a radio squawking loudly. I asked him to turn it down but that didn't help his heavy accent. I agreed to whatever he wanted just to get done. When I got to the garage, they just asked me what kind of car I wanted.
The car I got had so many phones in the CarPlay app that it wouldn't accept my phone. Then Google Maps gave me a convoluted route out of Boston (but it was rush hour).
We were late planning so many of the hotels were already booked. Rather than playing with the hotels web sites, I started just calling them. That worked. When I called Beachmere Inn, they had Room 108 available for the days we wanted. That is the 3rd room from the ocean with a private patio and kitchenette.
The ocean view was as incredible as promised. While we didn't cook in the kitchenette, we enjoyed the refrigerator for drinks and snacks. The Beachmere Inn really has a "family" feel. The owner, Sarah, stopped by and chatted with us on our patio. The Inn has been in her family since 1937. Her brother, Skip, runs the excellent Blue Bistro restaurant on the premises.
The Beachmere Inn is a short walk to the "hopping" area of Ogunquit. From the Beachmere Inn to just beyond Shore Rd and Beach St is an eclectic collection of restaurants and shops. The restaurants vary from Italian, Greek, and, of course, seafood.
Our first night we had dinner at Nikanos. We actually chose Nikanos because it had parking. While the food was wonderful, the service was slow.
On the second day, we explored the area down Beach St and had lunch at Ogunquit Beach Lobster House. There seemed to be a pattern of good food and slow service. For dinner, we walked 4 minutes to Surf Point 360 at Anchorage by the Sea. They gave us a prime table with a clear view of the sea shore. The lobster roll was the best we had.
The third day, we drove down to Kennebunk and Kennebunkport and shopped and dined in Dock Square. Another tourist recommended The Pilot House to us and it was a winner. We just had haddock sandwiches for lunch but they were great and the service was outstanding. After lunch, we wandered around Kennebunkport and happened onto the Bush compound at Walkers Point.
Back at Beachmere Inn, the family in the adjacent room had been coming to Beachmere Inn for almost 30 years. They recommended Jackie's Too in Perkins Cove for dinner. That was the best meal of the trip. Out table overlooked Oarweed Cove and our waiter, Dylan, was the best of the trip.
For our last full day, we took it easy sitting on our patio reading books and eating chocolate. I combined my morning walk with a visit to Village Food Market for sandwiches. The Beachmere Inn had ice cream on the green mid-afternoon. With fireworks that evening, we had dinner at the Beachmere Inn's Blue Bistro. Both food and service were great.
Ogunquit had an awesome fireworks show on the beach and the best place to view it was Room 108 at the Beachmere Inn.
The drive back to Boston was better and our flight home was on time. The airport at Boston could stand a little sprucing up like La Guardia.
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