Tuesday 4, Fall Vacation

Let's plan a lovely vacation through New England to see the Autumn leaves.  Money is no object, and we have all the time we would like.

1. How many days and nights would you like to be away? A month!

2. What kind of car would you like to take on this trip? Maybe you would enjoy the train? Would you sail up the coast in a yacht? I would take a car like this Toyota Van that was a hybrid we rented while in Lake Tahoe. We only had to fill it up once in 6 days for $60.00 because it was a hybrid. It held 7 of us in comfort.

I took a New England cruise in September 2008. We stopped in Boston, Maine and two cities in Canada. We took bus tours. I would go at the end of October to really see the leaves changing. I would also drive so I could go where I wanted and see what I wanted. I love history and love to see old churches.

Paul Revere in front of the Old North Church.

Stone Chapel | St. Ann's Episcopal Church

3. Would side trips be on your agenda? Perhaps to Mystic, Connecticut, Salem, Massachusetts, Plimouth, (yes, they spelled it with an "i" ) Massachusetts, Walden Pond, Lizzie Borden's home or maybe the home of  Emily Dickenson, etc.

The tour bus driver told us about the famous authors and people of the area.

Portland Head Lighthouse.

4. Lobster roll, chowders, boiled dinners, brown bread, baked beans, pancakes with real maple syrup, blueberry muffins, Parker House Rolls (well loved by Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,  the Kennedy clan.), Toll House Cookies, Red Flannel Hash, Tourtiere  pork pie, (Recipe here)— what native foods catch your attention?

We had this lobster roll lunch. Then the ship fed us lobster for dinner!

My previous entry has pictures of me hiking in Lake Tahoe!