Our last shopping day in Milford!

 Today, Thursday 11 September may well be a poignant day forAmerica, but also for our BBF and us Bears as it is the last full day we have here in Milford. Sandy kindly took Alan on a major shopping spree before we head home tomorrow. The day was a great one, sunny and warm so the two friends drove with the top down.

Some of the shops are now getting ready for Halloween.

So needless to say we stopped in a couple. As one of the wheels had broken on Alan’s carry-on trolley he needed a new one and this was a main point of effort. Some of the prices were horrendous and even with the favourable exchange rate, more than he wanted to pay. Consequently a number of different shops had to be visited.  

Sandy is very patient with our BBF when they go shopping for he likes to look at everything even if he is not buying! They went first to the Boston Post Road area and even found a suitably suitcase plus a number of presents for family and friends back home. These Alan put in the suitcase. He also found some decorative items for the up and coming Phileas Fogg Club Thanksgiving Party later this year.

It now being Lunchtime they went to Lasse’s for a “hot roast beef sandwich” for lunch. After lunch they drove to the Trumble Mall the other side of Bridgeport. Here Sandy found a large tea pot she was looking for. The humans were now shopped out and drove back to Milford where they stopped to grab a coffee and doughnut at Dunkin’ Doughnuts. Then it was home to examine the purchases and have a G+T before going out for the last evening meal.

Tomorrow we fly home. We have had fun, been sailing with Brec and Pugsy, visited with family and friends and seen yet a bit more of the US of A and found a new friend ourselves in Bailey Bear who will now live with us.  Our special thanks go to Brec and Sandy for showing us a good time yet again, and we look forward to reciprocating when they come over to visit us for our BBF’s 80th next year.