Oct. 2 A day trip to the Atlantic, through New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine-in 2 hours!

The whole trip took several hours, but, at one point, we drove into and through those three states in that short time!

On our way out of Weirs Beach, where our timeshare is, we stopped at a country store.  They don't sell clothes, but all kinds of "good Junks" as our Chinese guide used to tease us over there.  New England made products, kitchen tools and linens, soaps, paper goods, gloves, hats, toys, crafts, décor, etc.

Out onto the highways.  Lots of leaves turning, now that it rained and the temperatures have dropped.  Drove past many marinas and boat dealerships.

N.H. has 17 miles of coastline.

Hampton:  old cottages line a street through town.  A large percentage of them had flags flying from their porches.  (Many small towns have flags on all the light poles.)
Salisbury, Mass.:  bigger homes, some old, some new, condo projects.  We stopped so Tom could take pictures of the waves, which were much bigger than usual, probably because a hurricane is off the southeast coast of the US.  Some houses had descriptive signs on them:  Moore Fun, Margaritaville, etc.

 Sign on the street of a N.H. town:  Recycling is required in this town.
(In a prior post, I noted that Concord, MA. has banned the sale of bottled water.)
MANSIONS everywhere, near the water, across the street from the beach, etc.  Friends told us it is possible to walk or drive right up to the beach in most places out here, unlike some of the Pacific Coast.  Passed a car lot full of old MG's and other old cars.
Portsmouth, MA.  was established in 1620.  Many of the front sidewalks at houses literally ended at the edge of the street.  There was no place close enough to park and take pictures.  One house said it was built in 1746.

Drove past Wentworth By The Sea, a very large, old hotel that was used by the rich and famous from NYC, and other places.  Friends said it was empty for years, and even had the windows boarded up., and there were rumors that it would be torn down.  Marriott bought it and it is beautiful again and there were only a handful of parking places left in the lots.

Passed Moe's, but it was an Italian restaurant, not the seafood one famous in Oregon.  Have continued to notice NH's slogan on the license plats:  Live Free of Die.

Passed a naval shipyard.  Tom said the Navy used to have a prison here.  We had to wait for a drawbridge to be raised so a tall sailboat could go under it.  Instead of the halves separating, this one had a center part that raised up above the bridge.  Picture a guillotine raising.  A large memorial sign extended across the end of the bridge, saying:  In memory of the soldiers and sailors who died in WWI.

Arrived at our destination, Warren's, Maury and Susan's favorite lobster restaurant.  He used to eat here with his parents as a child.  It was customary to take a prom date out the day after the prom, and this is where he and a friend brought their dates.