When we left N.J. for Vermont Hampton was our first also
[QUOTE=skyguy79;889747]My first time was Hampton Beach NH. My parents vacationed there every year. Being it was my first, I thought the ocean would be kind and easy on me. But noooooooo.... smacked me in the butt every chance it got!
When we relocated from New Jersey to Vermont back in 1970, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire was also our "first" New England beach.......back then it was on all the "old roads"........now, especially from the Manchester New Hampshire area, it's all super highway.
Our first opinion of Hampton was , "What, no rides?" We were thinking of the Jersey shore........but did find a carousel for our two year old daughter in Salisbury Beach, right below Hampton.
Now, we just pass through Hampton Beach as it's the FIRST OCEAN we come to......to get out and feel the salt air.....
We like to take the shore roads all the way up, past Rye to Portsmouth New Hampshire and into Maine........avoiding the Maine Turnpike..........then stop at L.L.BEAN in Freeport Maine before continuing on. Nice little dock on the ocean in Freeport Maine that has the best "fish fry". Quaint, but excellent fish. It's where the fishing boats come in.
However, when our two children were young, we did rent cottages in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire........they enjoyed the sand and looking out for "JAWS"......while I read the book on the beach.
We met a lot of French Canadians in Hampton Beach.
Great memories. Thanks for reminding me. Beaches were always our preferred vacation place when the kids were little......plus, of course, Disney World each April school vacation, flying out of Albany, N.Y.
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