East Coast Travelin'

September has been a surprising month of travel for us. I say "surprising" because we didn't plan it this way...it just happened, making it all the more fun.

We visited The Balsams in Dixville Notch, N.H., famous as the "first in the nation" location for each presidential election.  We attended a wedding in the mountains nearby.  The resort, one of the oldest in the country, opened its doors in 1866 as a small roadside stop for travelers.

photograph from thebalsams.com

Five days later, we left for New York.  It was go, go, go the only thing you can do in the city.  I covered that trip in this post.

After New York, we were home four days then off to the Coast of Maine near Boothbay Harbor to an island called Southport.  We stayed in an old time resort, the Newagen Seaside Inn on the tip of the island.  

Their gardens, sweeping lawns and 240 degree views of the water were joyous.  Fall garden decor is big in New England.

No beach but a typical, rocky Maine shore.  The ocean is too darn cold for swimming. 

So we relaxed.

By the way, these are my photos with my new camera bought for me by my husband for my upcoming trip to New Orleans in October. (I think he's tired of my asking him to upload his photos to the web so I can use them  :o)