What a beautiful day! We left this morning heading North up Route 1 along the coast. Our first photo stop was York Beach.
That is the Cape Neddick lighthouse off in the distance.
Stu enjoying the beautiful sunny day, but not checking the temperature of the water!
The Cape Neddick lighthouse: Congress appropriated $15,000 for the building of a lighthouse on the "Nubble" in 1876. The 41-foot cast-iron tower, lined with brick, was first illuminated on July 1, 1879.
The lighthouse is still in operation but is not open to the public, as a matter of fact the only way to get to the island is by a little bucket on a cable or by boat.
I wish this blog had smell...I love the smell of the ocean. It's kind of hard to get in Tennessee!
On to Kennebunkport with the Bush compound off in the distance.
Vacation home of the former presidents... not too shabby!
Welcome to Old Orchard Beach!
Old Orchard Beach has been promoted as a tourist destination since 1631, when its first settler established a "Garden By the Sea." In 1829 the first Public House opened, and in 1837 tourist paid $1.50 each to stay at a local farm. Airplanes took off from the beach and auto races were held on the sand. Over the years Old Orchard developed into a major resort.
A typical beach town, mostly t-shirt shops and fast foods.
There is a seaside amusement park the Palace Playland, it dates back to 1902 and sits on four acres of beachfront property. Palace Playland is one of the last old-timey oceanside amusement parks in New England.
We are on our way home tomorrow morning, bright and early...
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