Wells | River's world…..

After another week of unsatisfactory carpet shopping I had to throw the husband a bone so we headed for the coast.

Wells is probably the longest stretch of sandy beach in Maine and is overwhelmed with tourists in the summer.

But on the off season it’s quiet, which is how we like it.

After a stroll, we headed for beer.

And while we’ve visited other Batson locations, this was our first trip to the laid back Fish Camp version.

It was more casual than their other locations.

With an attractive fishing vibe.

A few raspberry lime sours in…

I opted for the duck fat cornbread with maple honey bourbon butter.

Ooh la la! Sheer perfection.

As was the digital fireplace that didn’t trigger my hot flashes.

Not sure what they put on top of this outdoor table to hold down the cover…but it looked like a giant wine cork to me.

😉

After a morning and early afternoon of drinking beer and hard cider, yours truly needed some food. We were traveling up Route 1 near Wells when I remembered there was a restaurant on the estuary…. so I hollered “Let’s go!”

Billy’s Chowder House made a decent margarita and had a wonderful view, so things were looking up.

And when you’re in a chowder house restaurant? You have to order chowder… which is when it started to go bad.

We ordered clam chowder. What we got were thin, milky bowls of potatoes. Clams? I think the chef might have grated one over the top. A more tasteless bowl of gruel would be hard to find.