It's Back to Boston via Portsmouth

White Mountain Hotel, North Conway

Left the White Mountain Hotel, North Conway New Hampshire, early this morning and setout on a long days drive to Portsmouth New Hampshire, on the coast.

First Pitstop for the Day

We made a "Pitstop" at a Dunkin Donuts" and reached our lunch time destination of Kennebunkport Maine, on the Atlantic coast, by mid day.

Kennebunk Bridge

We had a quick look around the town and then headed out on a walk to the coast, a 1 hour round trip.  Kennebunkport is a summer location for the rich and famous and is the location of the Bush family summer residence. The Maine coastline is beautiful, and it was great to get to see it. 

Kennebunkport town

We left Kennebunkport at 2-30pm and drove to York to view a famous lighthouse, at least for the American's, at Cape Neddick.

We then drove back into New Hampshire and to our hotel in historiic Portsmouth. This is our final night of the tour and we will be having a celebration "lobster" dinner at a Harborside restaurant, so looking forward to that. 

Estuary to Atlantic Ocean 

Classic Maine coastline

Classic Maine coastline 2

Classic Maine coastline 3

No particular reason, just to add a little colour 

George Bush Muesum 

The Quintessential town Church 

Just to add a little more  colour :-)

Lighthouse keepers daughter :-)

Cape Neddick Lighthouse

Just returned back to the hotel after our final dinner together, great night!! Great bunch of people. Rob, our Tour Director, said that this was one of the best, no the BEST, tour group that he has had.

It has been a really good week, amazing scenery, great bus and driver, excellent director, good hotels and food, fantastic weather and meeting new friends .....  What else could you ask for on a "New England in the the Fall" tour, blessed !!

Tomorrow we head back to Boston and say our farewells.

Our table for Dinner

Can't be in Portsmouth and not have Lobster

Class photo

Portsmouth 1701 house

Today was the final day of the tour, and we drove from Portsmouth to Boston with two stops, the first in Rockport, a small fishing village / converted to Art galleries and tourism. Spent a couple of hours walking around the village and then proceeded to Salem, infamous for the witch trials in the 1690's, had some lunch and a quick look around before been dropped off at the airport.

Old Portsmouth

Portsmouth Harbour

However, before we set off in the morning, I spent an hour on a very quick walk around the old historic areas of Portsmouth to try and get a feel for it.

When we got on the bus this morning we received the tour photo, so I have included that in here as well. All in all a great trip, we really enjoyed it.

Portsmouth Town Centre

Rockport 1

Rockport 2

Rockport boat 1

Rockport boat 2

Rockport Harbor

Rockport town

Salem Memorial 

For anyone who wants to view a great collection of photos of the New England tour, that have been taken by Jon, one of our fellow travelers, then click on this link, he can really take photos!!