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Sunday 8th September – To North Conway via the lakes

October 9, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

We had a really long drive today made longer by the fact that we have added Rangeley Lakes into the

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Saturday 7th October – A tour round Schoodic and Bar Harbour

October 8, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

When we were at the top of the Cadillac mountain yesterday Schoodic peninsular looked like it had a lot of

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Friday 6th October – Acadia National Park

October 6, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today is all about exploring Acadia National Park which we are staying right on the edge of. By this time

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Thursday 5th October – Towards the colours – hopefully

October 5, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Our route today is to Bar Harbour which is about four hours if you take the direct route or five

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Wednesday 4th October – The Kennebunk’s and a lighthouse

October 4, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

We had a relaxed start today as our first stop is actually only a few miles away in Kennebunk (we

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Tuesday 3rd October – Strawberry Banke

October 3, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today we went back to Portsmouth to visit Strawberry banke as we hadn’t had time yesterday. This was an area

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Monday 2nd October – Back on the road to Kennebunkport

October 3, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

We managed to escape Salem without being captured by ghosts or witches and set off for Kennebunkport. We took the

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Sunday 1st October – The Salem Witch trials

October 2, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today was all about all things witch, we are actually lucky that we are in Salem at the start of

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Saturday 30th September – Falmouth to Salem via Plymouth

October 1, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

The weather for Chris’ birthday didn’t start well as it started raining during breakfast an for the start of the

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Friday 29th September – Lighthouses of the Cape

September 29, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Despite the forecast which suggested it would get colder and a bit damp we woke up to wonderful sunshine this

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Thursday 28th September – The small towns of Cape Cod

September 29, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today was all about visiting the small towns up and down the cape, as we left the room it was

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Wednesday 27th September – Whale Watching on Cap Cod

September 27, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today we have booked onto a Whale watching trip which ‘guarantees’ you will see whales or your money back, so

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Tuesday 26th September – Change of State Rhode Island to Massachusetts

September 26, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today we packed up and set off for Massachusetts, Falmouth to be precise, it was really thick fog again this

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Monday 25th September – Around Newport

September 25, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today we continued to explore Newport and started by walking along the cliff path which seems to have been around

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Sunday 24th September – Pawtucket and Providence

September 25, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today we went to Pawtucket which actually means waterfall in Narragansett and is one of only two Rhode Island cities

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Saturday 23rd September – The Newport mansions Rhode Island

September 23, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today we left Mystic for Newport or Middletown actually but as it is only about a mile away it probably

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Friday 22nd September – Mystic and the Sea Port

September 22, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Mystic was a leading seaport on the Mystic river which flows into Long Island sound providing access to the sea,

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Thursday 21st September – State Capitol, Wethersfield and onto Mystic

September 21, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

We didn’t have to check out until lunch time so we decided to go for a walk around Hartford as

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Wednesday 20th September – Old Sturbridge Village

September 20, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today we set off for Old Sturbridge village which we had originally planned to visit on the way to Hartford

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Tuesday 19th September – Around Connecticut

September 19, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today was all about getting out into the New England countryside, so after a brief spell on the interstate we

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Monday 18th September – Onto Hartford

September 18, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

Today it is farewell to Boston and the old police station that we have called home for the last few

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Sunday 17th September – Beacon Hill and Back Bay

September 17, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

The weather forecast was for it to be cooler and foggy again this morning but luckily they are about as

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Saturday 16th September – Battling the British

September 16, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

After the thunder storms last night this morning we woke up to fog that was more like very low cloud

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Friday 15th September – The Freedom trail

September 15, 2017 Xanthe New England 2017

We both slept remarkably well considering we were shattered and in bed by 8.30 although I did try my best

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Friday 11 August – Dartmouth Castle

August 11, 2017 Xanthe Uncategorized

Our final day in Devon today and we decided to drive round to Dartmouth to see the castle which is

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Thursday 10 August – Around Devon and into Cornwall

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The first order of the day was to try and find somewhere for breakfast, we are staying in a Travel

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9 July – Plymouth via Saltram

August 9, 2017 Xanthe Uncategorized

We left home about 10am wondering if the fireworks will actually take place this evening as it was pouring down

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Thursday 26th July – Home of the Flamenco

July 27, 2017 Xanthe Granada 2017

Our final day in Granada and today we set off through the Albaicin area to Sacromonte which is where the

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Wednesday 25th July – city views from the Albaicin

July 26, 2017 Xanthe Granada 2017

Today was all about visiting the many viewpoints around the Albaicin district but before doing so we had a couple

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Tuesday 24th July – All things Alhambra

July 25, 2017 Xanthe Granada 2017

Today is all about exploring the Alhambra region, we have tickets to go into the Nasrite Palaces at 4pm and

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