July 1st 2022: A Day of Hiking, Gymnastics and Eating

 Today, we started out with a hike in the town of Sterling, at Rocky Brook Conservation Area. the path we took from 127 Beaman Road is shown below in black.

After the dry waterfall at the start, 

the trails were pretty confusing, with us getting lost a lot, even going out to private property on Brookside Lane at one point. There was no kettle pond to be seen on trail B, and the wetland pond on Trail C was nothing much to look at either.

Definitely not worth the long hike. From here, we went to get a quick bite from two food trucks in West Boylston, getting a Agua Fresca (Jamaica, Hibiscus) from Mortar and Pestle at 110 Beaman Road

and a Lobster Roll 

from Captain Ron's Kitchen.

Not too bad for a quick bite.

After our little one's class at KidStrong in Westborough, where he had lots of fun, 

We decided to go to Doragon Ramen in Ashland for dinner, this time getting the Salty Limeade,

the Crispy Chive Dumplings (Thai Crispy Chive Dumplings made with glutinous rice flour and chinese chives. Served with Ginger Chili dipping sauce.),

the Lobster Bao (Fresh Maine lobster, scallions/celery, shallots, fresno chilli, black garlic sriracha aioli, little leaf crisp greens, steamed soft sandwich bao)

the Udon Noodle Soup (Traditional Japanese tsuyu broth | fresh udon noodles | shrimp tempura & kamaboko | baby bok choy | menma | matsutake bean sprouts and egg.)

The bao was the most expensive, though it wasn't anything special. The chive dumplings were really good, although they looked weird in a cubic form. With that, an end to a day of hiking, gymnastics and eating.