So we stayed an extra day. We walked down the main street to the tiny local grocery (gin! blueberries!) and the even tinier local bookstore, a jumble of mostly used books with helpful, handwritten signs like “Scandinavian noir,” “France,” “Sherlock Holmes,” etc. We selected three hardback books and got out of there for less than $30.
Plenty of time to finish up our current iPad book selections and get in some pool time. We must be getting old….we opted for a spot in the shade.
Highlight of our extra day in Oxford was a chance to eat at Pope’s Tavern, a small restaurant on the far side of the town, about a 20 minute walk from the marina. They are only open for dinner and we remembered the place from last year. We weren’t disappointed on any score. First, the person taking our reservation said they would pick us up at the marina and return us after dinner. Second, and most importantly, the food was divine. Scallops for Cliff and softl-shell crabs for me. They call them “soft crabs” here, an apt but less appealing description I think. Cliff splurged on a great bottle of wine. Also divine.
Off to our favorite anchorage from last year at La Trappe cove tomorrow.