Friday the 13th was not unlucky as we had a great day beginning at the Parker River National Wildlife Preserve at Plum Island. We went to the visitor center and watched some wildlife for a while before we headed north up the New Hampshire coastline. After going through Salsbury, MA we were suddenly on a very beautiful stretch of coastline in NH.
We went through Seabrook, Hampton, Great Boars Head, North Beach, Plaice Cove, Little Boars Head, Rye Beach, Wallis Sands and Portsmouth. We saw rugged shoreline as one would expect on the New England coast as well as beaches lined with people and umbrellas. There were wonderful old and new homes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. We stopped for a great lunch at a great local landmark called Ray's in the village of Rye. We had great clam chowder as well as excellent clam strips.
We got to Portsmouth and immediately wished we had more time to spend there as the scenery was breathtaking. Our view of the Navy Yard was neat and the old town was picturesque as we slowly picked our way through. We had taken US Highway 1A up along the coast and now were were taking US Highway 1 back down through the villages and boroughs. We stopped at a butcher shop called the Meat House. Their offerings were great and we bought some steak, wine and bread to cook for the group back in Amesbury. We stopped earlier in the day at a colonial buring ground that was started in 1639. We saw gravestones of soldiers that served with George Washington in the Revolutionay War. These old burying grounds are everywhere and very interesting to see. History is around every corner and not enough time to see it all!!!
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