Recommended Places to Visit: Dighton

Recreation

Water Bodies
Muddy Cove Pond
2183 Elm Street

Waterfalls

Three Mile River
School Street and Lincoln Avenue

Architecture

Places of Worship

West Dighton Christian Church
2767 Horton Street

St. Nicholas of Myra Church
499 Spring Street

Brick Church
1068 Center Street

Dighton Community Church
2036 Elm Street

First Baptist Church
438 Main Street

Hillside Bible Baptist Church
2388 County Street

Schools
Bristol County Agricultural High School
135 Center Street

Town Facilities

Public Library
395 Main Street


Historical Buildings
Draka Cableteq
22 Warner Boulevard

Old Dighton Community Church

390 Main Street

August 13th 2015: A Day of Pizza

I went out to lunch with colleagues today at Volturno in Worcester.

This time, I got the Capocolla Pizza (calabrian Chili paste, fior di latte, Spicy Capocolla, Hazelnut honey),

Which was a little Spicy, but absolutely scrumptious because of the sauce.

After work, I headed to the town of Swansea, visiting the Town Beach at the end of Ocean Grove Avenue

And a few other places in town

Village Memorial Green, 29 Gardners Neck Road

Milford Pond, 394 Milford Road

Before getting some more Pizza from One Horse Pizzeria and Saloon, a takeout place in town that does a pretty weak attempt at being a bar of sorts.

The Pastrami Pizza (White Pizza with Pastrami, mustard and Swiss Cheese) was tasty but a little on the oily side,

While the Sitting Bull (Meatballs, chourico, Pepperoni, bacon, sausage and extra cheese), Which is essentially a meat lovers pizza with another name, was not bad.

I especially liked the crispiness of the Cheesy Bacon Fries (French Fries topped with mozzarella cheese and crumbled bacon) I got.

Overall though, due to the sketchiness of the place, not coming back again.

I visited the Muddy Cove Pond at 2183 Elm Street in Dighton,

Then headed for my third Pizza place for the day at Deco's Italian Cuisine, a pizza takeout place in Mansfield, getting the Meat Lovers Pizza (salami,  sausage,  ham,  Pepperoni, Meatballs and hamburger),

which definitely wasn't as good as in Swansea, and the Sporkie (Pulled Pork,  ricotta,  Banana Bell peppers)

 was even less appetising.

Finally, I headed into Medway to get more food from the Medway VFW Post 1526. I had trouble finding the bar,  which did not even serve food,  and was directed to the outdoor pavilion,  which was even dingier.  Not wanting to stay long,  I just got the Pulled Pork Sandwich (Slow cooked pulled Pork In homemade BBQ sauce served on Bun),

Which was nothing to speak of,  as expected.  With that,  I called it a day,  ending my day of Pizza.

March 15th 2015: Running at the Craicfest in Cambridge

I started out this morning with breakfast at Sound Bites in Somerville. This place is somewhat bigger than Ball Square Cafe next door,

although water is self serve here as well. Minus points for that.

I went with a Hot Chocolate as always,

which was great in a big cup,

and the Asparagus Swiss and Prosciutto Omelette.

I wasn't impressed at all by the omelet or the hash browns. Definitely not worth the price. Not sure why this place is so popular, along with next door.











I headed next to the Cambridgeside Galleria, where the Craicfest 5K run was to start off.

I wore a lot of layers for fear of the cold, and was probably one of the few people to be wearing jeans while running.

Considering I have not run for a long time, I was a little concerned that I would not be able to make it, especially with all my layers, but surprisingly I was able to run for most of the way, although I have to say I was pretty slow (one of the last). I did manage to take pictures of the sea of green along the way though.

And of course, I had to get a taste of alcohol at the after party, getting a Downeast Cider.

From here, I headed into the Dorchester area of Boston to get some food from La Cuchara Restaurant, a small typical Mexican cafeteria in a really sketchy part of town at 381 Blue Hill Avenue.

I got a plate of Chicharron

and Beef Stew with Beans and Rice.

Nothing special though.

From here, it was on down south to the town of Bridgewater for sightseeing, passing by West Bridgewater

Kindercare

along the way.

Trinity Episcopal Church

Bridgewater Baptist Church

Town Common,

School Street and Central Square

Central Square Congregational Church

Bridgewater United Methodist Church

Bridgewater State University

Cole Parish House,

15 Cedar Street

Town Council

New Jerusalem Church

St. Basil Chapel, 122 Park Avenue

At this point, I decided to get some food from the Riviera Cafe Brewhouse, a dive bar in town.

I went with the only interesting thing on the menu, the Brewhouse Monster Burger (Massive burger fitted between 2 grilled cheese sandwiches with bacon and Tomato).

It was actually pretty good, but I could only eat half of it before realising I had to rush to Rehoboth to check out the Carpenter Museum before it closed for the day. I got the rest to go, and headed to Rehoboth.

Pictures I took of the exhibits which showed that Rehoboth was mainly an agricultural community.

After leaving the Museum, I headed to the town of Dighton to start my sightseeing there.

West Dighton Christian Church

Draka Cableteq

St. Nicholas of Myra Church

Three Mile River,

School Street and Lincoln Avenue

Brick Church

Dighton Community Church

First Baptist Church

390 Main Street

Dighton Public Library

Hillside Bible Baptist Church

Bristol County Agricultural High School

Next, it was the town of Berkley,

Berkley Congregational Church

Myricks United Methodist Church

and finally Lakeville.

Cornerstone Community Church

Lakeville Family Worship Center

Sts. Martha and Mary Church

Lakeside Landing, 350 Bedford Street

Town Hall, 346 Bedford Street

Lakeville United Church of Christ

At this point, the snow was coming down pretty hard, so I decided to call it a day for sightseeing, and headed to the town of Norfolk for dinner at Novato's Bar and Grill, a family style bar restaurant that used to be Guido's Italian Restaurant, that I visited a while ago.

After looking at the menu, I decided to go with the Thanksgiving Turnover (oven roasted turkey, homemade stuffing and mashed potatoes enveloped in a golden brown pie crust. served with mashed potatoes, butternut squash, turkey gravy and cranberry sauce)

and the Scallops and Bacon Mac and Cheese (seared sea scallops and applewood bacon).

I was disappointed that the turkey did not have more sauce, while the scallops weren't very fresh.

Okay meal overall, but I'm not coming back here.

With that, I was finally done after a day of running and sightseeing. Back to work tomorrow.