Garrison Cafe

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We’d been out somewhere (I can’t remember where) and we were both feeling hungry. We were returning home along Route 9D and I remembered the we’d often passed the Garrison Cafe so we thought we’d stop and give it a try.

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If this hand painted sign is anything to go by it hasn’t been there all that long. The sign reads: “Proprietors. The McMahon Family. Est. St. Patrick’s Day, 2014)

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Lovely rustic looking pizza oven.

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While we were waiting for our food to arrive this great old car arrived. I used to have an old Mercedes (280SL) myself so I’m particularly fond of vintage Mercedes. This one is a 220 SE Automatic I’m thinking early to mid 1960s vintage.

I didn’t have particularly high expectations for the food, but it turned out to be surprisingly good. My wife enthused about her salad.

Taken with a Sony RX100 M3.

A Day in Beacon – Flea Market. Approaching the Flea Market

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After parking the car I noticed this wonderful vehicle parked almost opposite the Flea Market entrance. It’s a Morgan 3 and according to Wikipedia:

The Morgan Motor Company announced that they would launch the 3 Wheeler in 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show. The 3 Wheeler was initially said to have a Harley-Davidson Screaming Eagle V-twin engine and a Mazda 5-speed manual transmission, and was estimated to deliver 115 horsepower (86 kW) at the rear wheel. However, there was a surprise when the prototype that was shown at Geneva had an S&S engine. Production three-wheelers turned out to have S&S engines. The kerb weight was originally estimated to be less than 500 kilograms (1,102 lb), but the final weight was tested at 550 kg (1,212 lb). The acceleration from zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) was estimated by Morgan as 4.5 seconds, with an (estimated) top speed of 115 mph (185 km/h). The three-wheeler is to be homologated as a motorcycle in the United States. The company states that 850 deposits have been taken since the announcement in 2011. Customer deliveries began in Europe in February 2012. USA deliveries are not expected before June 2012, when the first imported three-wheeler was displayed in New York City and at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. The Morgan 3 Wheeler was featured in a Series 18 episode of UK motoring show Top Gear where presenter Richard Hammond picked the Morgan 3 Wheeler in a comparison of track-day cars. The 3 Wheeler won the “Not-A-Car of the Year 2011” in Top Gear.

Taken with a Sony A77II and Tamron A18 AF 18-250mm f3.5-6.3.