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Originally Posted by mtdjed
We are now in Marblehead MA on the coast about 15 miles north of Boston. Bus transport every 30 minutes into Boston, Logan Airport. Local visits to Salem, Newburyport, Rockport, Portsmouth NH and longer to the Mountains of NH (3 Hrs), Cape Cod (2 Hrs), Maine (3 Hrs). They have a great YMCA that we join for the month for $100 for the both of us and go there most mornings. We walk to the harbor, beach and restaurants. We used to live here and now spend every July here. Temperature is moderated by the ocean. Ocean temp about 64 degrees. A great place to escape to in the summer. It is a residential community and not a tourist trap.
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For anyone desiring a month long, or more, road trip........I was going to suggest a leisurely tour of the Massachusetts coast (to include Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket)........your area for sure........Salem for sure, for its history.......and then up to coastal Maine via coastal New Hampshire. Rye New Hampshire coastline is gorgeous. Continue up to Nubble Lighthouse in York Beach Maine.......Kennebunkport Maine, Ogunquit Maine....Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Camden Maine, Bar Harbor Maine, Eastport Maine............up to Calais where you cross over the border into New Brunswick Canada. Up to Bay of Fundy......on to Nova Scotia, to P.E.I., Cape Breton...
Take all the coastal roads if you want to see anything.
Don't miss the Canadian Maritimes.....see the Bay of Fundy, Anne of Green Gables on Prince Edward Island..........all of this cold New England ocean water/Canadian water.....will be very refreshing.
Also, we have wonderful memories of the friendly Canadians........all of them, that we met in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, etc........Cape Breton. Must see Cape Breton. Take your time to soak in all of this beauty.............and cool refreshing air.
But first see Marblehead for sure.......Rockport, etc. If you like crafts, this is the area artists flock to.
Some people choose to fly into Boston.......rent a car for the northern leg of the trip up to Canada. Have fun.
P.S.Think ahead to make your ferry reservations to Martha's Vineyard & also to Nantucket......car ferries.