New Hampshire and Maine

Laconia

Today is touristy day for us. We are ignoring the rally and heading out to see it sights.  It is very hilly and so lush and green here. The air is so fresh. We took a ride through the hills and headed towards the east coast.
There are lots of little organic farms in the area.  I love how old some of the buildings are. It's amazing that some have been standing for centuries. Some you can tell have been updated but some look like they stood the test of time. Unfortunately, we didn't stop to get any photos of them.  If I did that, we wouldn't have gotten very far, there are too many cool old buildings everywhere you look, it's a nice reminder that we are near the colony states that started it all. 

We passed Lake Winnipesaukee which is the lake where Mitt Romney and his family spend their time in their fancy boat.  That's about all I know about that.

Lake Winnipesaukee

As we rode towards the coast I was amazed at all the quaint little towns.  Some were picture perfect.  Of course the down side of that is that they are also tourist attractions so we rode straight through.  It was a day of solitude away from the crowds so we just took it all in from a distance.


Old Orchard

We stopped at Old Orchard Beach, a small town in Maine right on the Atlantic Ocean.  The people were friendly and the town looked just like you see in movies, big porches on houses with clapboard siding all along the shore. The sign on the post was a reminder of all the bad things we do to ourselves and our world. 
After we walked the beach we rode over to Joseph's by the Sea, a wonderful restaurant in Old Orchard Beach right on the water.  The views were incredible.  Unfortunately it was too windy and as the sun was setting, getting too chilly to sit outside for dinner.  The ocean breeze is a little too strong to enjoy.

As we headed back to Laconia I realized that I just rode all these miles on a motorcycle and stepped in the Atlantic Ocean, a far cry from Milwaukee. What an incredible journey!



Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean