New England Adventures - Part 2

This is post is dedicated to the second half of our travels through New England!  We did a lot of up here and so if you missed our first post, that was all about Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  The second half of our time in New England was up in New Hampshire and Maine!  Let's just say we loved it!  

Lake Winnipesaukee at sunset

After we left Mass and the Cape Cod area we headed north to the Lake Winnipesaukee area for a week roughly.  We had gotten some recommendations to go check this area out, so we listened!  It didn't disappoint.  We were camped out right by Wolfeboro which was a super cute little town.  

We noticed that our ice cream consumption increased quite a bit when we were in New England.  There were cute little ice cream shops everywhere we went.  I think it also helped that Eli learned how to say "ice cream" so therefore he was asking for it all the time.  

We also were told we needed to drive the Kancamagus Highway through White Mountain National Forest.  Eli and I made the drive one day leaving Laura behind to do some work.  Yeah believe it or not we do actually work a bit from the road.  It was a super pretty drive... from the car.  Unfortunately Eli fell asleep as we turned onto the highway so we didn't get to stop and explore all that much.  

From New Hampshire we moved onto Bar Harbor!  Yup, pretty much loved this area and all of Maine!  It was also fun because we were able to meet up with Laura's cousin who was also a new coach on our team for a couple days since she and her husband moved out there this past summer.  The campground we stayed at was amazing!  It sat right on one of the canal in between the mainland and Mount Desert Island.  It was amazing to see thew change in water level with high and low tide.  

Like Niagara Falls, Acadia National Park was on our list of places we needed to visit.  We spent a couple days exploring the island that the park was on.  One of the first nights there we took a drive around Southwest Harbor.   This was definitely the slower side of the island but still fun.  We caught the Bass Harbor Lighthouse right at sunset and was just breathtaking.  

After our lighthouse visit we decided to finally indulge in lobster rolls.  We had been holding out until we could actually get a "Maine" Lobster Roll.  So good!  The place we went actually had gluten free buns too, so I could partake!

The rest of our time in the area we spent exploring Bar Harbor and Acadia on the busy side which included Cadillac Mountain.  Let's just say we have contemplated spending an entire summer out here based on our experience.  

That was a busy and fun weekend in the Bar Harbor area!  From there we down the coast a bit and continued to explore but at a slightly slower pace.  We explored everything from Portland all the way down to Ogunquit.   One of the most common questions we get asked...

"What's been your favorite place you've traveled?"

Both of us both usually respond with the time and places we visited during the two weeks we spent in this part of Maine.  Not only was it beautiful but the people were fantastic, there was some amazing food in Portland, there were beaches, the temps were perfect, and we got to explore at a slower pace.  

A lot of our trips revolve around coffee and food.  We found this super fun wall on the side of a coffee, books, and beer store in Saco.  

Our campground was only a mile or two from the Ogunquit Beach so we made sure to take a couple trips over to it and hang out.  A super fun simple beach, Eli loved it!

Another awesome find that we stumbled across was the Marginal Way walk.  It was simply just a path that followed the coast right around Ogunquit.  

We also hit up brunch and an ice cream shop in Ogunquit.  Once again more ice cream!  

Another super fun little spot that we were super close to was a cute little town called Kennebunkport.  We spent an afternoon driving around this town, mainly driving around.  One place stumbled upon was the home of President George H.W. Bush.   I knew that his home was somewhere in the area but when we drove past Walker's Point, it jumped out to me that there would be a security guard station at the entrance to a home out there.  So we stopped a little turnaround spot and did a little googling and sure enough, it was his house.  We ended up doubling back and stopped really quick on the side of the road and snapepd a few pics of his compound and also a monument for him.  

That day ended with a peaceful time on the beach.  There was a fun playground that we found and we just let Eli play.  It's days like that one that I have to pinch myself.  We love this life and it has been such a blessing for all of us!  

Eli's advanced version of downward dog!