Captain Lord Mansion
Our day started with breakfast in the main house, circa 1899. The food and view were wonderful although it was still a bit blustery and cold.
We decided to take the scenic route up Highway 1A along the coast. Our first stop was in New Castle, NH to tour the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse located at Fort Constitution. Fort Constitution has been an active military position guarding the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor for nearly four hundred years, and may be the oldest continuously occupied military site in the United States. The good news was the clouds were gone, the sun was out and it was a pleasant 64 degrees. Unfortunately, it's only open on Sundays to tour.
After walking around, we ate lunch on some park benches facing the inlet (left over pizza from yesterdays lunch) and an apple we picked up at breakfast this morning.
We reached todays destination about 2 pm. Kennebunkport harbor is georgeous!
We checked into the Captain Lord Mansion, a beautiful mansion built by Captain Nathaniel Lord in 1814. Some 35+ years ago, we stayed here and loved it. The grounds and gardens are beautiful and the Mansion, so magnificent, it is rated the best B&B by us and Trip Advisor.
Because we stayed here previously, Clyde was in our room to insure we were welcomed back along with some champagne, chocolates, and chocolate chip cookies.
We strolled downtown enjoying the shops and the beautiful day. Downtown Kennebunkport is similar to Carmel with pleanty of shops and lots of "tourists".
After a stroll about town, we headed to the beach where many folks were out playing with their dogs. Although 64 degrees and slightly windy, it didn't stop us or the surfers.
Dinner was at "Davids KPT", a very nice restaurant along the inlet that took good care to provide a vegan meal for Karen. We had a great view of a very orange sunset during dinner.
Afterwards we strolled across the street to Bill's friends place - Ben and Jerry - for some ice cream. They even had some non dairy ice cream that Karen enjoyed.
We decided to take the scenic route up Highway 1A along the coast. Our first stop was in New Castle, NH to tour the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse located at Fort Constitution. Fort Constitution has been an active military position guarding the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor for nearly four hundred years, and may be the oldest continuously occupied military site in the United States. The good news was the clouds were gone, the sun was out and it was a pleasant 64 degrees. Unfortunately, it's only open on Sundays to tour.
After walking around, we ate lunch on some park benches facing the inlet (left over pizza from yesterdays lunch) and an apple we picked up at breakfast this morning.
We reached todays destination about 2 pm. Kennebunkport harbor is georgeous!
We checked into the Captain Lord Mansion, a beautiful mansion built by Captain Nathaniel Lord in 1814. Some 35+ years ago, we stayed here and loved it. The grounds and gardens are beautiful and the Mansion, so magnificent, it is rated the best B&B by us and Trip Advisor.
Because we stayed here previously, Clyde was in our room to insure we were welcomed back along with some champagne, chocolates, and chocolate chip cookies.
We strolled downtown enjoying the shops and the beautiful day. Downtown Kennebunkport is similar to Carmel with pleanty of shops and lots of "tourists".
After a stroll about town, we headed to the beach where many folks were out playing with their dogs. Although 64 degrees and slightly windy, it didn't stop us or the surfers.
Dinner was at "Davids KPT", a very nice restaurant along the inlet that took good care to provide a vegan meal for Karen. We had a great view of a very orange sunset during dinner.
Afterwards we strolled across the street to Bill's friends place - Ben and Jerry - for some ice cream. They even had some non dairy ice cream that Karen enjoyed.
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