365 First Things: Day 81 -- Back to Boston by way of Maine coastline

Friday, July 21, 2017

Day 81 -- Back to Boston by way of Maine coastline

We packed ourselves up and headed out about 10:00 for Boston via Maine and down the coastline to Boston. Our trip took us first to Portsmouth and then down the Atlantic coast to Kennebunk Port, Ogunquit, ME and a lunch of lobster sliders in York Harbor, ME. We crossed over into New Hampshire and went through Portsmouth, NH taking the MA Scenic Coastal Route down to Newbury which was established in 1635, Essex which was established in 1632, Gloucester established in 1633 and then to Salem, famous for the Salem Witch Trials through the play by Arthur Miller, The Crucible. They were all such beautiful and mostly quaint places. We saw the Bush's compound in Kennebunk Port proudly flying the Texas flag in front! The town was just swamped with summer visitors so that you could hardly drive down the streets for so many people crossing in front of us. The Long Sands Beach was another place completely covered up with people. We stopped and spent some time in Gloucester which was a destination Bill wanted to see. Salem is a very large city, struck with all things witchy and kitschy so we just drove around and didn't get out. Then it was on to Boston and our hotel where we freshened up and then went to Legal Seafood for dinner--yum!