Greenport Weekend- Day 2

As I awoke at 5am, the TV was still on. I switched to AMC and was watching cowboy and Indian (not Bollywood) movies for several hours. I caught the end of a very early John Wayne movie. Then I watched a movie with Audie Murphy and Anne Bancroft as an Indian.

I showered and went to the free hotel continental breakfast. The concept of this hotel is to emulate European hotels. When you stay at a hotel in Europe, breakfast is usually included in the cost of the room. I had a slice of whole wheat bread w/peanut butter and jelly on it, green tea and orange juice.

About 9:30am, I walked all through the town of Greenport. The movie theatre, the Seaport Museum, and the Railroad Museum were all closed because "the season" had not started as yet. I decided to get in my car and drive on 25 West to the next town. I passed even more wineries. I stopped in the Duck Walk Winery and bought 3 bottles of their cheapest wine.

As it was about lunchtime, I had two slices of pizza at Pagano Pizza in Southold. I liked it. I then drove a little further west, then decided to return. Across the street from the hotel was the Ternhaven Winery. I tasted their wines and bought 2 bottles of something called Claret. I'm not sure what it is because I got buzzed again from the tasting. Anyways, the owner is retiring. I'm wondering if I should hold this wine for years to come, hoping it will increase in value. My family is very good at holding things. At some point our basement will be re-named "The Museum of Crap." I'm working on the application for non-profit status.

I then wandered into Greenport once again to scope out a place for dinner. I picked Claudio's, a seafood restaurant, as it has been in Greenport for years and mentioned in the AAA Guide. I made a reservation for 5pm.

When I arrived at Claudio's at 5pm, it was quite busy. I had New England Chowder, Stuffed Filet of Flounder and a glass of Chianti. The food was fine. My only complaint was that the vegetables accompanying the fish were salty. Inasmuch as Claudio seems to own a lot of Greenport my complaint is probably irrelevant.

After dinner I went back to the room and watched the Mets implode and the E Channel special Goldie & Kate (Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson). When on vacation, I have plenty of time for mindless stuff like the E Channel.

My guess is I fell asleep somewhere after 10pm. If anything, I'm catching up on sleep here.