Sailing!: Brunswick to Marblehead

Breakfast at The Daniel was delicious looking baked goods, boiled eggs, ham, cheese and boxed cereal I couldn't eat, and cute little canning jars full of fruit. I had two of those on my own granola.

We drove an hour to Portland Head Light.

Just as we're off the freeway I see a sign for Loco Coco Taco! And lots of cars parked! Woohoo. Mexican at last.

Pinto Beans! I'm in heaven. Although, notice the serving sizes. That was $15 worth of food.

Portland Head Light was worth it.

Then another hour drive to Strawberry Bank in Portsmouth.

An original community of 700 in the mid 1600's, with salvaged and restored homes going back to 1695.

I got to work a loom for as long as I wanted (almost a quarter of an inch). We saw a cooper making barrels.

The main attractions were manned with people in period dress talking in the first person as if it was their particular time period. The grocery store was set during WWII; Jello was 11 cents.

And then it was time to head for lodging. 4:00. Only we're close to Boston, and that means stopped traffic. That's what those red and yellow lines on my GPS mean! Stopped on the freeway is no fun, so we hopped off and were stopped on little streets.

Finally we were stopped next to a Chinese place, so we deemed it "dinner".

I ordered a large veggie fried rice, and Jerry ordered kung pao chicken. They came in containers weighing about 3# each. No way could we plow half way through!

Our room in Marblehead is darling.

A meticulously decorated home with a 5" Bible

and the Lord's Prayer cross-stitched on the wall.

The bed is a 4-poster not suitable for hanging the compter or hat.

Small room, but there was a hutch with a TV.