Sharp's Travels

Today was a beautiful sunny day. We took the motorcycle and headed down US1 from Wells into Ogunquit. We picked up 1A and rode along the coast through York and Kittery. We were right along the Ocean. We stopped at an overlook to watch the ocean wave’s crash onto the shore. We drove by a few beaches, they weren’t crowded this time of the year, but there were those die-hards trying to get those last rays of sun for the season
We crossed over into New Hampshire at Portsmouth.
We visited Strawbery Banke. It traces 375 years of history in one of America’s oldest continuously occupied neighborhoods. It is a 10-acre site, with more than 40 buildings. The buildings depict an authentic seacoast neighborhood, from pre-Colonial to WWII.
There are 10 furnished houses, 3 of which we were given personal guided tours, and 40 plus historic buildings that gave us a glimpse of New England life from 1695 through the 1950’s. 32 of the buildings are on their original sites.
There were Colonial-era gardens to formal Victorian gardens and a 1940’s Victory garden. The flowers were beautiful.
Across the street we wandered through another beautiful garden. We also checked out the small cemetery that had gravestones dating back in the 1600’s.
We returned to the 5th wheel by late afternoon.
Gay has uploaded pictures of the day. See album: Strawbery Banke