On the road

August 8-11, 2008 one night in the Springfield, MA Walmart parking lot and one night at Black Bear Campground in Salisbury, MA. Difficult parking, would not recommend this campground for big rigs. Had to have a couple of disgruntled work-campers trim some branches. Location is great, though. Near the beaches. We were close enough where we were able to take a walk into New Hampshire and back. Met a nice couple parked next to us from FL that had just begun their RVing adventures…they used to be in a large boat. Had a nice campfire and watched the Olympics, Michael Phelps winning his first of 8 gold medals.

Boondocked one night in the Home Depot parking lot in Seabrook Village, NH, then moved into Wakeda Campground, Hampton Falls, NH for the next 9 nights. Wakeda is a well kept and well run campground with paved, pull thrus for the big rigs. A mile off the main road in tall pines and gorgeous grass fields. They even have a grass landing strip if you’d prefer to fly in.

Ahhh, New Hampshire. So much to love about this State. No sales tax, no personal income tax either. And liquor is cheap! The state nickname is “the Granite State” in reference to its geology. What I found surprisingly impressive was the use of granite everywhere, especially for tidy street curbs.

In our area, just outside of Exeter, we were surrounded once again by farms and orchards, ferns and tall pines. So much like the Northwest. We hear the French accent every where. Tons of French-Canadians here. I picked fresh blueberries and gorged on fresh corn, and other local veggies. We “dined” at a Seabrook Beach lobster pounder named “Brown’s”. Bare bones dining area with picnic tables. We chose our 1.25 lb.lobster, said goodbye as they steamed it to near toughness, picked it up at the counter in it’s plastic basket and paid $35.00. At this point I am thinking that the lobster at the Celebrity Club in Tulsa, OK is so much better and at a much better price, until we get to Maine.