I’m just going to jump right into posts about our trip to Boston and New England over the holiday weekend a few days ago. Basically, we stayed in Boston, but drove up and down the New England coast as well as spending some time exploring the beautiful city of Boston.
Our first full day, we drove North and stopped first at the charming little town of Salem, Massachusetts. This was a stop I really wanted to make, just to see the town that has such a long history in the US of witchcraft. It was a delightful little town and we really enjoyed just wandering around and taking it all in.
Next, we jumped back in the car and headed farther North to explore the Southern part of Maine. Maine was beautiful. Somewhat how I expected, but somehow different too. The scenery though and the trees and the green: gorgeous. The drive North from Boston to Maine was lovely.
Our first stop of the day was in Kennebunkport, Maine. This little touristy town was small and unique and the home of my first ever lobster roll. It was delicious (but let’s just say by end of day 2, I was done with seafood because I’d had so much!)
After exploring the town a bit and then driving through some of the surrounding countryside, we headed up farther north to Portland, Maine. This brick city was totally different than I was expecting but we enjoyed it all the same. We enjoyed some Haddock fish and chips on the harbor and while the day was very cold and rainy, we thoroughly enjoyed this part of the state.
Our final stop of the day was the Portland Head Lighthouse. This was a stop Nick had really wanted to stop at to get some photos of (which I’ll share his photos a little later as he’s still editing them). It was freezing cold and rainy as we stopped here, but the views were amazing… rocky coasts and huge waves rushing the shore… stunning. This is the rugged beauty of Maine.
After that, we headed back to Boston (only an hour and half) and spent the evening at our hotel. More to come tomorrow on Cape Cod and Rhode Island!
Salem, Massachusetts
Kennebunkport, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland Head Lighthouse, Maine
A Country Girls World says
I have always wanted to go to Boston and Salem. I thought it would be neat to stay in Salem on Halloween one year! Also, Maine is such a beautiful state, definitely one of my favorites, though I never did get to Portland, we stayed at Acadia National Park/Bar Harbor.
Casey Martin says
You’ve got to make it to Boston… my new fave city on the East coast! And I really enjoyed Salem!
Jodi says
So glad you had fun. I live in Boston and a blogger friend is coming to visit from TX on Fri. The first thing she asked to do was Salem. Haha! I’ve never even been. So we are going to visit the witches. Did you go to the museum or the House of Seven Gables?
Casey Martin says
I loved Boston!!!! And Salem was a cute little town… we got there before the museum opened and didn’t really want to wait around… but looks like it could be cool!
Andi of My Beautiful Adventures says
I would go just for the lobster! 🙂
Casey Martin says
I had lots of it 🙂