Binga's Wingas

On my drive home from Connecticut, both my car and myself were getting hungry.  I tried to make it to Freeport, but I made it just shy to the town of Yarmouth.  After gassing up, I noticed this sign across the street.

I went in and found out that Binga's Wingas was a bar that sold wings.

As I was on the road, I ordered a Capt'n Eli's Root Beer.  Capt'n Eli's is made by Shipyard Brewing Company out of Portland.  It is okay, but I prefer the spicier Sea Dog Root Beer.  It is a good, solid brew though. 

There is an amazing assortment of sauces for wings or tenders.

I ordered the Spicy Redneck Tenders.  The Redneck is described as buffalo and maple.  This came off as a spicy-hot maple more than a buffalo-maple, but that wasn't a bad thing.  The maple was a good foil to the heat.  My nose was running and I was glad for my root beer.

The people were friendly and I easily felt comfortable.  This would be a good place to return to for a pint or two.

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Where I Have Been

Hangs head in shame.

It has been a busy month.  Normally, I don't go further west than Pittsfield, but I have made trips to Augusta (via Skowhegan) and Farmington. 

I do my best to collect photos in my travels.  Part of my process is I download the pics to my laptop for a quick edit before I add to my blog.  I use the editing software for my camera or Picasa. 

Currently, I am in Connecticut.  I had an opportunity to meet up with high school friends, so the little tank and I drove to Southern Connecticut.  The highlight of that trip was wandering around New Haven. 

These pics are in the process of being collected, and stories will be forthcoming.

I will leave you with a picture of downtown Dover-Foxcroft.  I will be passing through here today on my way home to Milo.  I enjoyed "running away from home" but it would be good to get back.

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Upstairs: Old iron Inn

Let's get a sampling of the upstairs at the Old Iron Inn.  We left the living room here. 

At the top of the stairs, there is this nice nook to read.  It is surrounded by books.  Mystery, science fiction, comic strips, histories are lined around this area and in the hallway before the Old Iron Room. 

There are old irons again.

And other interesting pieces.

There are three rooms at the inn.  This is a picture of part of the Rose Room.  This room and the Old Iron Room contain two beds.  The Amoeba Room only has one bed.  All rooms have a private bath.

Each room contains a geode.  Kevin, the proprietor, is a geology professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.  He and Kate sold geodes and jewelry in the early years of the inn. 

One room is a shared area.  There is wifi throughout the house, but the only tv is here.  There is a fridge and a coffee and tea bar here too. 

I'll leave you with some cool model planes in the shared room. 

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Tourney Week

Last week was February vacation for the kids.

Which means it was tourney week.

Tourney week is big.  Teams travel to Bangor and Augusta to play for the High School Championships.  If you can't make it to the Auditoriums, our local public broadcasting station runs the semis and the finals.  It can be exciting.

I got my daughter, Maddie to take some pictures of the Class C Semi-Final game.

She was so wrapped up in the game, she did not take many pictures.

Our Penquis Patriots did very well in the tourney this year.  We got to the semi-finals where we lost to Lee in double overtime. 

Lee is a tough competitor.  We won one and lost one to them in regular season play.  So you might say this game was personal. 

The boys played hard and did us proud.  

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Living Room: Old Iron Inn

I spent the end of my last trip at the Old Iron Inn.  I stayed at the Bed and Breakfast this time.

These mugs they had made to commemmorate twenty years as a B & B, which is this year.  I grabbed some pictures around the inn this trip. 

You see the living room area as you walk in. 

There are antiques displayed.  There is definitely an old-timey feel here.

And, of course, as the name suggests, there are old irons.  Kate and Kevin collect them.  There is an amazing number of them all around the inn. 

For me, this is a nicer option than a hotel.

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