The New England States - a Mini Road Trip

After getting home on the Monday following the London, Paris & Rome road trip, I was on the road again Tuesday for a mini trip to the New England States - more or less. The first day was uneventful as we had just managed to cross the border before having to find a place to stay - Watertown USA!

Day 2 (Wednesday)
We drove through the southern edge of the Adirondacks through to Vermont where we putzed along the 'scenic' routes of Vermont's Green Mountains finally ending up in Berlin, Vermont just outside of Montpelier.

Day 3 (Thursday)
Started off with the longest covered bridge in New Hampshire followed by an exhilarating trip up Mount Washington (the highest mountain this side of the Mississippi) on the Cog Railroad. The average incline up the mountain is 25% and to get to the top (6300 Ft from a base of 2000 Ft) takes about an hour. The quantities of black smoke pouring from the little engine that could makes this one of the least environmentally friendly ways to reach the summit.































In the following picture you can see a train at the half way point and off to the right you can just make out the towers that mark the top of the mountain.












From here it was a off to Maine where we stayed at Kennebunkport. It was on this stage of the journey that I found the only Tim Horton's - finally a good cup of coffee! Later that night in Kennebunkport - lobster and clams for dinner - could life get any better?

Day 4 (Friday)












Up early to walk the beaches at Kennebunkport and also search the tidal pools for aquatic life. Then it was off to New Hampshire along the coast - a scenic drive through some small harbours, finally arriving at Rye Beach New Hampshire.













This is a picture of the house in Rye Beach that Farah Fawcett stayed in when she was a 'ten' oh so many years ago.










Day 5 (Saturday)
A long driving day from Rye Beach, New Hampshire to Lake Champlain in New York. The plan had been to spend the night in a motel along the lake but alas, Vermont did not offer up any suitable accommodations and we had to cross over to Rouses Point, New York. A scary town at best - there were only two motels and this is a picture of the nice one by the lake.


Day 6 (Sunday) - The Boring Drive Home - well except to stop in and say hi to Megan. Apparently it took Megan 3 days to fully recover from her one night of drinking with Bob the week before. Kids today!