... yesterday i took a drive down to falmouth to ask the bmw dealer a few questions ... little things, such as, "do i need to apply conditioner to the drive belt," and, "at 15,000 miles is it okay to begin using semi-synthetic oil" ... yes, i know, all things you've been holding your breaths waiting to find out ... after that i chanced to be able to stop in and visit for awhile with a friend ... chat time was too short, which turned out to be too long, too, since by the time i left the cooler air along the coast was becoming quite chill for motorcycle riding ... half-way back to waterville i realized i was a bit tired, cold, and, my only meal for the day having been a bowl of cereal in the morning, my blood sugar was dropping, so i decided to make an emergency stop at one of my favorite eateries ...
... the "a1 diner" in gardiner, maine ... world famous ... everything that's cooked is prepared from scratch ...
... fresh haddock (delivered daily, i asked), fried to perfection ... real chips ... cole slaw, which isn't something i usually like unless it's absolutely perfect (when i was done there was little of it left) ... coffee, of course, was both endless and good ...
... if you've been to the a1 the fond memories are bringing a smile to your face ... if you haven't, go ...