From Freeport to Kittery, the Maine coastline doesn’t jet out with peninsulas and sounds like the Mid-Coast. Just a few of our peregrinations along the southern coast are noteworthy mentioning. We found Kennebunkport to be a quaint and more affluent community. It is where the Bush families enjoy their summer vacation residence. |
| The Bush Family Compound |
Large wealthier waterfront properties with grand views overlook the Atlantic Ocean. Several old colonial inns and resorts are popular destination spots in this coastal town.
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| Colony Hotel and Pool in Kennepunkport |
Biddeford, ME to Hampton Falls,New Hampshire made for a smooth and quick trip south on the Maine turnpike without having to make any stops JR and I seem to have a difference of opinion about using toll roads.
Throngs of people have been migrating to coastal beaches for relief to beat the heat. Thankfully a light summer rain has arrived to break the god awful heat spell. Taking advantage of the last few days in Maine, we drove north back up along the scenic route from Kittery"the Gateway to Maine" to Ogunquit on Shoreline Drive. At Cape Neddeck Lighthouse, just north of York, the view is excellent from the rocky cliff.
A visit to the Ogunquit Museum of American Art if one likes modern art isn’t bad. The best part about the museum is the garden and view of the Atlantic Ocean on the grounds. The reflection pond has lots of dragonflies fluttering about the cattails and pink lily pads. Butterflies and bees compete with one another sucking nectar off the flowers in bloom.
For a final hurrah in Maine we took a three hour steamship cruise from the Portsmouth River Harbor ten miles out into the Atlantic around the Isles of Shoals. Gliding pass several lighthouses, legendary tales were heard of pirates, buried treasures, and shipwrecks around the eight small islands forming the archipelago.
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| White Island Lighthouse |
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| Portsmouth Harbor Steamship |
