2. Passing through small towns, eating and shopping local, and meeting people can’t be done in a hurry. It’s worth the time!
When we left York, Maine, we traveled the scenic route, which was less crowded and avoided tolls toward the small town of Keene, New Hampshire. We even took a longer alternate route near our destination, and I’m glad we did. We drove past some of the most pristine lakes I’ve ever seen.
But before that, before we got too far away from the coast, we stopped for lunch and I got my last lobster roll. I had one nearly every day in Maine!
We stopped in Vermont to shop at a roadside gift shop. The elderly lady who waited on us was quite charming. We kind of bought a lot of stuff there. 🙂 Sorry, no pictures of that!
Keene, New Hampshire is a small mountain town.
There is a college there, which means there were a lot of opportunities to eat and a local craft shop. Yep, we bought a few things there too! The owner of the BnB was only 25 years old. We had a wonderful chat at breakfast. Will knows not only a lot about the area (he’s an avid hiker) but he also told us about his trip to Israel. When we told him we like history, he told us about the murals in town (just a short walk from the BnB). Here are a few.
From here we drove through New York state. The mountains were beautiful. To be continued!
