Weeks One, Two and Three
Hampton Beach, NH -- Tamworth, NH – Fryeburg, ME
Our final weeks
in New England were spent with friends at Hampton Beach, Tamworth and the
Fryeburg fair.
Hampton, NH
--We spent a few days at one of our favorite NH State Parks – Hampton
Beach. We certainly couldn’t leave the
area without chowing down on a fresh live “lobsta” one last time and Sue and
John joined us. Sue and I went to
Franklin Pierce together and were colleagues at PeopleSoft. The four of us will always remember our “all
you can eat” lobster at Barrett’s in Boston.
We had stopped for dinner on our way to an oldies concert at City Plaza
and let’s just say that restaurant records were almost broken by John and leave
it at that. John is a wonderful cook
and we’ll certainly miss his dinner parties.
Hampton Beach State Park—Breaker Wall at Mouth of
the River
Hampton Beach
State Park sits (28 sites -- flat,
graveled, full-hookups) at the mouth of the Hampton River where it enters the
Atlantic Ocean. The Park Manager,
Karen, is a camper herself. Generally,
you can find her 5th wheel set up close to the office from mid-April
to mid-November. Look for her dashing
around the park on her scooter. (This
picture is your view from your site.)
NOTE: Reservations are hard to get. NH runs a lottery system for the State Park
System and believe it or not the lottery starts December 26th for
the following camping season. If you
are interested in staying at Hampton Beach or any of the other NH Parks, check
out this link: www.nhparks.state.nh.us
FYI. . .We
didn’t have the time to stay here one last time but wanted to mention that our
second favorite NH State Park is Ellacoya in Gilford. Ellacoya has over 30 sites (flat, grassy, full-hookups) that
overlook Lake Winnepasaukee. Services
include a public beach area as well as a public boat launch. The Park Host couple, Bob and Janice, is
responsible for getting us hooked on RVing.
Tamworth,
NH--We were fortunate enough to see a moose just a couple days before leaving
New Hampshire. Our landlords – Frank
& Phyllis – pounded on the side of the coach early one morning around 6:15
am to let us know that there was a moose but a mere 20 yards off the front of
our coach. I (Nancy) hadn’t seen one in
the 12 years that we had lived in New Hampshire. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the camera
flash turned off in time to get a picture before Fred (we affectionately named
him) sauntered into the woods. For the
next three mornings, we left apples for Fred’s breakfast but never saw him
again.
That same morning while driving out to the street, a flock of wild turkeys
decided that it was time to cross the road right in front of the Jeep.
Update
as of early November: Phyllis recently let
us know that the wildlife sightings in their backyard this Fall now include a
black bear!
Our Landlords
-- Frank, Phyllis (and Mork, the Maine Coon Cat)
Wild Turkeys – Tamworth, NH
Fryeburg Fair, ME 2003
Fryeburg,
ME--The Fryeburg fair was very cool!
This was our 6th year and proved to be better than ever.
Good friends, lots of junk food and great weather helped make it
unforgettable. The fair keeps getting
bigger and bigger each year. It also
seems like the campsites are getting smaller or is it that our coaches are
getting bigger!
George &
Carole were with us as well as Ron & Cindy. We (the girls) shopped ‘til we dropped and then shopped some
more. The guys had other ideas. . .
Johnny Walker Time, , ,
The weather was
beautiful except for Sunday when it rained and was overcast.
Lots of other
old friends were also in attendance and it was great to be able to say ciao to
everyone!