July 17th 2021: A Day Out in Acton

 Today, we decided to spend a day in Acton, 

Gardner Field

Merriam Elementary School

Jones Playground

Powdermill Dam,
End of Old High Street

Acton Memorial Library

Goward Playground

Acton Fire Department Station 1,
7 Concord Road

Going for breakfast at Legend Cafe, a small town cafe in the West Acton area of town.

We got the Blueberry Muffin.

the Raspberry Croissant

and the Wildeberry Smoothie.

The croissant was a little too sweet for my liking, although the smoothie and muffin were pretty good. Still can't beat the muffin from Jordan's Furniture in Avon though.

From here, I ventured in Maynard to check out the Assabet River Rail Trail bridge there at the end of Florida Court,

then back into Acton for a hike at the Assabet River Blue and Green Trail, where the path I took is shown below in pink.

Nice views of the Assabet River from the long boardwalk here.

After the hike, we decided to get lunch at Atlantic Sea Grill, a high end seafood restaurant with a market section. We got the Berry Moscow Mule (Absolut berry vodka, mixed berry puree, fresh lime juice, fresh mint, ginger beer),

the Steamers (broth, drawn butter),

the SOUP & LOBSTER SANDWICH (Fresh lobster salad, toasted croissant, mixed greens, served with a bowl of Clam Chowder)

 and the SHRIMP SCAMPI (shrimp, garlic butter, white wine, tomatoes, and scallions).

Very fresh seafood, great drink, especially the soup, which was richer and perhaps with wine added to it as well.

With that, a great end to a day of exploring the town of Acton.