got some time off coming up.....
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Safety Car
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From: Morris county Dirty Jersey
got some time off coming up.....
and i am thinking of driving up and checking out the Northeast better. i am thinking of heading up to boston and then going up through maine, new hampshire, vermont then back down through CT and NY. what are must see's and where to avoid. looking for input to make for a nice trip. and canada is not out of the question. only thing is i plan on taking and enjoying the drive with the vette.
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Safety Car
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From: Morris county Dirty Jersey
i looked it over and this is what i have come up with and would still like input for the trip:
day 1 leave jersey (early) and go to cape cod, MA
overnight in cape cod
day 2 cape cod to portsmouth, NH (mid morning)
overnight in kennebunkport, ME
day 3 kennebunkport (leave mid afternoon) to montreal, canada
overnight in montreal
day 4
overnight in montreal
day 5 montreal (early) to toronto
overnight in toronto
day 6 toronto (mid day) to niagra falls
overnight in the falls
day 7 leave for home at about mid day.
what do you guys think?
day 1 leave jersey (early) and go to cape cod, MA
overnight in cape cod
day 2 cape cod to portsmouth, NH (mid morning)
overnight in kennebunkport, ME
day 3 kennebunkport (leave mid afternoon) to montreal, canada
overnight in montreal
day 4
overnight in montreal
day 5 montreal (early) to toronto
overnight in toronto
day 6 toronto (mid day) to niagra falls
overnight in the falls
day 7 leave for home at about mid day.
what do you guys think?
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Some nice choices there. My immediate thought is that you're going to do a lot more driving than enjoying scenery there. Not a thing in the world wrong with that if its your aim but I suspect you may end up kicking yourself for not stopping to smell whatever roses you may find along the way.
I'm a big fan of the "Downeast" area. Cape Cod is very nice but I suspect you might find it to be very similar to Cape May or some of the other Shore points. So my advice would be to give yourself more time in the areas that will be more new to you so you can take them in at your leisure rather than visiting places that will seem quite familiar, if with a New England flair. No dissing of Cape Cod intended, just trying to give you the perspective of someone that's seen both areas.
From what I've been told 2 nights in Montreal is a good choice. It's on my list of places to get to but I haven't made it yet.
I think regardless of what you decide you'll have a great trip. Enjoy!
I'm a big fan of the "Downeast" area. Cape Cod is very nice but I suspect you might find it to be very similar to Cape May or some of the other Shore points. So my advice would be to give yourself more time in the areas that will be more new to you so you can take them in at your leisure rather than visiting places that will seem quite familiar, if with a New England flair. No dissing of Cape Cod intended, just trying to give you the perspective of someone that's seen both areas.
From what I've been told 2 nights in Montreal is a good choice. It's on my list of places to get to but I haven't made it yet.
I think regardless of what you decide you'll have a great trip. Enjoy!
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We just came back from our road trip.
Day 1 - Took the ferry to New London & stayed in N. Stonington Ct.
Day 2 - Drove to Rockport, Mass ~ along the coast.
Day 3 - Drove to Bar Harbor, Maine ~ along the coast.
Day 4 - Drove to St. Andrews by the Sea, New Brunswick.
Day 5 - St. Andrews
Day 6 - St. Andrews
Day 7 - Drove to Portland, Maine.
Day 8 - Drove to Rockport, Mass.
Day 9 - Drove to New London, Ct & took the ferry ro Orient Point, LI and drove home.
A wonderful vacation with some amzing scenery.
Can't wait to back to St. Andrews.
We stayed here:
http://www.kingsbrae.com/accommodations.html
Day 1 - Took the ferry to New London & stayed in N. Stonington Ct.
Day 2 - Drove to Rockport, Mass ~ along the coast.
Day 3 - Drove to Bar Harbor, Maine ~ along the coast.
Day 4 - Drove to St. Andrews by the Sea, New Brunswick.
Day 5 - St. Andrews
Day 6 - St. Andrews
Day 7 - Drove to Portland, Maine.
Day 8 - Drove to Rockport, Mass.
Day 9 - Drove to New London, Ct & took the ferry ro Orient Point, LI and drove home.
A wonderful vacation with some amzing scenery.
Can't wait to back to St. Andrews.
We stayed here:
http://www.kingsbrae.com/accommodations.html
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Depends what you like to do.
Tons to do in Boston.
Rockport, MA - get some lobsters at Roy Moore Lobster and eat out back on the deck. Fun little shops there, too.
Salem, MA for witches.
L.L. Bean in Freeport, ME, on the way to Kennebunkport.
You gotta have blueberry Pie at Helens in Machias, ME (way up the coast).
Downtown, Portsmouth, NH is fun to visit.
Anhauser-Busch Plant (tour and samples) in NH.
Drive up Mt. Greylock in MA.
Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown NY. Also visit Howe Caverns.
Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA.
I think you need the whole summer off.
Good luck and have fun.
Tons to do in Boston.
Rockport, MA - get some lobsters at Roy Moore Lobster and eat out back on the deck. Fun little shops there, too.
Salem, MA for witches.
L.L. Bean in Freeport, ME, on the way to Kennebunkport.
You gotta have blueberry Pie at Helens in Machias, ME (way up the coast).
Downtown, Portsmouth, NH is fun to visit.
Anhauser-Busch Plant (tour and samples) in NH.
Drive up Mt. Greylock in MA.
Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown NY. Also visit Howe Caverns.
Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA.
I think you need the whole summer off.
Good luck and have fun.
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From: Avon CT
I think you are biting off a lot. You are going to miss a lot if you try to take in this much territory, but it works if you are just trying to get a taste of different areas to see what you might like to come back to or you just like to drive. You can spend a lot more time in any one of your stopping points and still not see it all. Have fun.
