Moving On Sunday ! !

Well, we decided today to join the tour and what a great decision that was.  We woke up to pouring, Oregon style, rain but it stopped by the time we started driving the two miles north to the campground that the Fantasy RV Tour group is at.  We arrived there at 9:00am to board the bus.  The first stop was Strawberry Banke Museum.  This is the site Portsmouth's first settlement. There were more than 45 buildings from 1695 - 1955 in various stages of restoration and some very beautiful gardens. It was a very interesting place.  Didn't even get to see everything.  Was so interesting because they had period people who spoke as though it was the 1600's or the 1700's etc..  The canning intrigued me, all the alcohol they put in with the fruit, like brandy and peaches.  Yum ! ! !   

Next, we went into Portsmouth where we basically had time for lunch on the wharf.  We then picked up a tour guide from the Chamber of Commerce in Portsmouth.  She boarded the bus and was so good. Very old town with lots of brick.  Learned that everyone rebuilt with brick after a devastating fire way back when everything was wooden.  Amazing how this tour bus driver could navigate these narrow streets and all the construction and detours in town.  

Portsmouth's Old North Church.

We went to Newcastle Island across the Piscataqua River where the properties start at about $800,000 even though the house may need tearing down.  They have an old military prison that is no longer in use.  Wonder if Ali Wentworth comes from the family that is very famous here on the island for all their money.  Seems like money ruled this area in early days.  Here are some of the abandoned lighthouses. The fog was really starting to move in quickly.

We then went to the Nubble lighthouse.  The fog was settling in but Ken still got great pictures. 

Our last stop was at When The Pigs Fly. It was an amazing artisan bakery with a ton of varieties of bread.  Yummmm again!!

Today we also made the decision to go to Foxbough, near Boston Massachusetts tomorrow with the tour group.  We were able to book a hotel only two miles from where Fantasy RV Tours will be.  Also learned that Fantasy will give us the camping money toward our hotel if we do this.   YEAH, something going our way. This means that we will have two days of touring Boston, Tuesday and Wednesday.  We will then head back to Warner, NH to hopefully pick up the RV on Thursday and then go back to where the tour is camping ! ! ! Perfect since Thursday is a free day.  Hopefully, all will be back on schedule Thursday.  Only ten days of confusion.  LOL

On to Monday !!