which was tasty but way too big a portion for me to eat all of it. They are the ones behind the Pig Bus in town.
Next, it was on to the town of Thompson CT to start my sightseeing for the day,
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| St. Stephen's Church, 130 Old Turnpike Road |
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| VFW Post 10088, 654 Quinebaug Road |
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| Tri State Baptist Church |
With a hike on the western side of West Thompson Lake, which I failed to finish the last time I was here.
The paths I took here are shown below in pink.
The Ravenelle Ponds were nothing to look at, and I had to do a little thrashing through the fields to get to the swampy water body in the Ramsdell Farm site area.
The recreation area had beautiful views of the dam though,
As were the views from the road as I drove past.
on the way
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| Quaddick Reservoir, 455 Quaddick Road |
to the Quaddick Reservoir beach at Quaddick State Park, where the views weren't as good.
From here, I headed into the town of Burrillville RI,
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| Wakefield Pond, End of Lee Circle |
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| Cub World Scout Camp |
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| Round Pond, End of Doe Crossing Drive |
going on a hike at the Buck Hill Wildlife Management Area, where the path I took here is shown below in pink.
The map was a little confusing at times, with many side trails present, but I was able to use my GPS to prevent myself from wandering off too far from my desired path. The Marsh itself was pretty nice, but nothing much else here.
I was more concerned about not getting shot by deer hunters in the area though.
Finally time to head back, I headed back into the Massachusetts town of Webster,
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| Providence and Worcester Railfan Club and Museum |
Which was alright but nothing special.
The highlight of the night was eating at Ruka, a new Japanese Peruvian restaurant in downtown Boston which will open to the public on Monday, but I was given a chance to check it out firsthand because my friend worked there.
The decor is pretty grand to say the least.
For drinks, we got a Daiquiri
and the Kuka Mama (tequila ocho reposado, absolut oak, roasted barley, green tea, lemon, club mate),
For food, which was all for free tonight, we got the Maine Lobster Tiradito (leche de tigre, yuzu kosho, cilantro, miso chips),
For dessert, we got the Big Fish (buttered taiyaki waffle, caramelized banana, lucuma ice cream, prickly pear sorbet, chocolate sauce, spicy peanut brittle, peanut butter caramel),
and the Moon Pie (pisco sour marshmallow, alfajoes cookies, bitter chocolate, ganache, lime zest).
Overall though, I did enjoy my meal, and I do want to give this place another try because of everything else on the menu I did not get to try. It was great to see my friend doing really well though.
