1st June - A Tour of Rowayton

I sleep like a log - Simon said I would!   

The lacrosse tournament continues - it is still going well - we breakfast with Simon at his local breakfast haunt.
We tour Rowayton - we pass through narrow, sometimes windy, always beautiful tree lined streets - past beautifully restored and extended working people's abodes that have become the homes of people with financial resources that the original inhabitants would not have believed possible. We pass through private neighborhoods with their private clubs and beaches and gatekeepers.

It is Spanish Grand Prix day - Oscar wins again.

Westy and Bo  have a competition under way. It must be finished and someone must win. It progresses with fierce determination but with remarkably little angst. I catch the ball in the photo!


We dine early tonight with our grandchildren's grand parents, Peter and Jane - we feel very relaxed!


Maine Lobster rolls. 

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