A score of ten or better on this checklist is required for satisfactory completion of week-long stay on New England coast.
Walked along beach and picked up shells — check
Clambered over rocks on a jetty or breakwater — check
Ate fried clams (fresh, tender, and sweet, not the frozen crap you get inland) while sitting on beach — check
Sat in rocking chair on porch and looked at ocean — check
Got too much sun — check
Ate lobster roll (with identifiable claw meat, not that chopped up crap that you get inland) — check
Conversed in eastern New England dialect — check
Took afternoon naps — check
Got drenched in a sudden squall — check
Had weather cool enough to need a jacket, and hot enough to sweat while sitting still — check
Watched guys fishing for stripers and not catching anything — check
Watched seagulls and terns fishing and catching a lot — check
Picked wild blueberries? Or is it the wrong season.
Erp — Not quite the season. I found one or two ripe blueberries, but all the rest were quite green, and some blueberry bushes still had flowers on them.
Can you make a checklist for those of us allergic to shellfish? *whimper*
Surf cast from the beach and saw everyone (including me) suddenly get strikes as a school of bluefish had a feeding frenzy off the shore.
Jean @ 3 — Mmm, how about “Ate fish fresh from boat — check”