Sunrise at Acadia National Park (more on that later), where the sun first rises in the US... at 4 am I saw a shirt in a shop that said "Bar Harbor Triathalon: Lobsta, Chowda and Beeyah." It summed up pretty well this seaside town. It's so cute and perfect that you almost expect the … [Read more...] about East Coast Road Trip: Bar Harbor, ME
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East Coast Road Trip: Salem, MA
It's not a place to spend more than a day, but the spooky Salem as a good stopover en route to or from Boston. Everything is witch-themed (t-shirts, restaurants, etc.), since the town is the site of the 1692 Witch Trials. The stop was especially necessary for Rachel, who was … [Read more...] about East Coast Road Trip: Salem, MA
Humble Pie
Don't get too excited about that Vegemite, Rachel... There's a place called the Australian Bakery Cafe in the Marietta Square that I have mentioned before, but never visited. Since I have recently become acquainted with a lot of Australians and am trying to plan a trip there, I decided a … [Read more...] about Humble Pie
East Coast Road Trip: Boston, MA
On our Great American Road Trip, we did something no other traveler should attempt- trying to see all of Boston in one day. We had to make sacrifices, but we all mentioned at least one thing we wanted to do. For my dad, it was Fenway, home of the Boston Red Sox. This much was no … [Read more...] about East Coast Road Trip: Boston, MA
East Coast Road Trip: Plymouth, MA
Plymouth may just be the most anticlimactic American monument in existence. The rock itself is in a gazebo surrounded by a fence and couldn’t be bigger than four by five feet tops. The fake rock we made for my third grade Thanksgiving play was more impressive (see below). The town … [Read more...] about East Coast Road Trip: Plymouth, MA