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New England Summer Trip

  • Writer: jennylynncotton
    jennylynncotton
  • Jul 18
  • 3 min read

Updated: 7 days ago

Trip Date - August 2026

Number of Days - 12

Who is going - Jenn (52) & Terry (53) Day 1 - To Boston 1240P - Arrive & pick up rental car 2P - Check into hotel 230P - Snack/Espresso at the Thinking Cup Stroll through Boston Gardens 330P - Boston Library 5P - Dinner reservations - Eventide 710 - Red Sox game at Fenway Park 10P - Boston Cream Pie at Omni Parker House (open until 11P - last call at 1030P) Day 2 - Boston Sightseeing 715A - Breakfast at Bakey 8A - Meet guide for Freedom Trail Running Tour

9A - USS Constitution (Museum & Ship) - this is where the tour ends 11A - UBER to hotel to freshen up 1230P - Lunch at Barking Crab 2P - Old South Meeting House (Ruckus! show at 215P) 3P - Bells & Bones Tour at King's Chapel 4P - Boston Tea Party Museum 545P - Cannolis at Mike's Pastry 7P - Harbor Sunset Cruise (boarding starts at 630P)

9P - Dinner at Carmelina's (we have back-up 9P reservations at Trattoria Il Panino) 1030P - Drinks at Parla Day 3 - Boston to New Hampshire 7A - Breakfast at Tatte

8A - Leave Boston 9A - 1045 John Adams House 1230 - Self-guided tour of New Hampshire State House 1P - Lunch at The Barley House 3-4P - Flume Gorge 6P - Check into Omni Mount Washington

715P - Dinner at Stickney's Day 4 - Mt. Washington 7A - Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail to Mt. Washington Summit Train will depart from Summit at 1245, 145, 245, 345, 445, 545 715P - Dinner at 1902 Day 5 - Spa Day 130P - Spa Reservations

730P - Dinner at Bretton Arms Speakeasy (in the hotel) Day 6 - to Bar Harbor 830A - Leave hotel 12P - Lunch at Blaze Bangor See Paul Bunyan Statue, Stephen King House and IT Fountain (Market West Square) 3P - Check into Terramor Outdoor Resort 445P - Board Lulu Lobster Boat Ride 715P - Dinner at Abel's Lobster Day 7 - Acadia

630A - Sand Beach parking lot for Beehive, Gorham Mountain and Ocean Path Loop Drive to Hulls Visitor Center and take the Island Explorer Bus (1030 bus Route 5) 11A - Lunch at Jordan Pond House 1230P - Jordan Pond Path+ Bubbles Divide 630P - Booked grill for dinner at Terramor


Day 8 - Acadia 445A - Sunrise at Cadillac Mountain 630A - Breakfast at Cafe This Way 8A - Pick up picnic lunch at Downtown Deli and Boxed Lunch 830A - Hulls Cove Visitor Center - pick up bike rentals

9A - Bike Carraige Trails to Jordan Pond 10A - Jordan Pond, Sargent Mountain and Penobscot Mountain Loop (picnic lunch) 2P - Bike back to Hulls Cove 3P - Drinks & Snacks at The Barnacle Dinner at Terramor Resort Day 9 - Bar Harbor Breakfast at Terramor Resort 1130A - Lunch at The Travelin Lobster Explore Bar Harbor 330P - Bass Harbor Head Light Station 530P - Pick up dinner at Thurston's Lobster Pound 630P - Sunset at Seawall Picnic Area Day 10 - to Portland 6A - Bar Island Land Bridge 7A - Breakfast at 2 Cats 1030 - Get in line for lunch at Red's Eats 2P - Come From Away at Pickard Theater 430P - Giant's Stairs Trail 615P - Snacks at The Cookie Jar 645P - Sunset at Portland Head Light Check into AC Hotel Portland Downtown 8P - Dinner at Flatbread Company Drinks at Room for Improvement Day 11 - Portland 930A - Breakfast at Becky's Diner 11A - Guided Tour at Portland Observatory 12P - Self-guided tour of Portland Freedom Trail 2P - Lunch at Duckfat Explore Old Port (Wharf Street, Exchange Street, Commercial Street) 730P - Drinks at Blyth & Burrows 845P - Dinner at Scales Day 12 - Travel Home 745A - Breakfast at The Holy Donut 1130 - Depart Boston Logan to Charlotte


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About Me

I'm Jenn.  I turned 50 in 2024 and am enojoying every aspect of this stage of my life.  I met my amazing husband Terry in 2020 and love that he lets me plan the travel and then enthusastically joins me on adventures.

I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio (Go Bucks!), but have called Charlotte, NC home since 1997.   

 

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