Wednesday was first of all New Hampshire. Unfortunately this was our one disappointment of the trip. We had planned on hiking in the Franconia Notch and down into the Flume Gorge to see waterfalls. The AAA book said it should be open, but due to the difficult winter, ice had taken out boardwalks, etc., and the park was still closed. This was the northernmost point of our travels and you can see by this photo there is no lush greenery here yet. Maybe we'll return another day?
Interesting totem pole.
One more photo in NH...Indian Head Rock.
We made it to Portland, Maine and got to tour the Longfellow House, or maybe more appropriately the Wadsworth House since it was given to Henry's parents by his mother's family. Henry grew up in this house (20 years) and his sister ended up living here her entire life. When she died in 1901 she willed it to the historical society and so all of the furnishings are originals...awesome. We had a great tour guide and learned a lot.
Another Wyland Whaling Wall...we've seen them on both coasts now.
Cape Elizabeth at Fort Williams Park next to Portland.
The "Head Light" at Cape Elizabeth...charming! You can tell by the flags that it was a bit windy.
Another angle on the lighthouse.
Quaint cobblestone streets in downtown "Old Port" Portland.
Dad and the dolphins.
View of the docks in Portland from inside The Lobster Company Restaurant.
Not too exciting or glamorous on the outside.
But the Lobster Roll was definitely exciting...a soft bun with a little greenery, the meat of one lobster and drawn butter...nothing else. YUM.
The next morning on the way out of Portland we stopped at a candy store to check out the 1700 lb. chocolate moose and 3 dark chocolate bears.
I think Lenny the moose is standing in white chocolate with a blue tinge. Of course we also bought a few fancy chocolates to nibble on while driving to Delaware.
Wednesday was first of all New Hampshire. Unfortunately this was our one disappointment of the trip. We had planned on hiking in the Franconia Notch and down into the Flume Gorge to see waterfalls. The AAA book said it should be open, but due to the difficult winter, ice had taken out boardwalks, etc., and the park was still closed. This was the northernmost point of our travels and you can see by this photo there is no lush greenery here yet. Maybe we'll return another day?
Interesting totem pole.
One more photo in NH...Indian Head Rock.
We made it to Portland, Maine and got to tour the Longfellow House, or maybe more appropriately the Wadsworth House since it was given to Henry's parents by his mother's family. Henry grew up in this house (20 years) and his sister ended up living here her entire life. When she died in 1901 she willed it to the historical society and so all of the furnishings are originals...awesome. We had a great tour guide and learned a lot.
Another Wyland Whaling Wall...we've seen them on both coasts now.
Cape Elizabeth at Fort Williams Park next to Portland.
The "Head Light" at Cape Elizabeth...charming! You can tell by the flags that it was a bit windy.
Another angle on the lighthouse.
Quaint cobblestone streets in downtown "Old Port" Portland.
Dad and the dolphins.
View of the docks in Portland from inside The Lobster Company Restaurant.
Not too exciting or glamorous on the outside.
But the Lobster Roll was definitely exciting...a soft bun with a little greenery, the meat of one lobster and drawn butter...nothing else. YUM.
The next morning on the way out of Portland we stopped at a candy store to check out the 1700 lb. chocolate moose and 3 dark chocolate bears.
I think Lenny the moose is standing in white chocolate with a blue tinge. Of course we also bought a few fancy chocolates to nibble on while driving to Delaware.
2 comments:
Oh the East coast is sooo pretty. And how do they keep that moose from melting?
That lighthouse is SO cute! I love little coastal towns like this. -That chocolate moose is pretty amazing ;)
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