Heading south from Portland to Boston. So many lighthouses

 



Being late September we decided to halt our northbound run. The furthest north we achieved was Boothbay Harbor. To get up to the highly recommended Bar Harbor would involve many days up, and back putting us at risk of northeasters. Well we are stuck in Boston due to that, but I digress.

Our journey from Portland took us back down the coast stopping in different places than the way up. First Stop was Portsmouth. We stayed in the nearby Maine town of Kittery on a mooring ball. The first day was rain, all day so stuck on the boat. The second day was wind, 30+, all day so stuck on the boat. Finally Saturday it was decent enough to launch the dinghy and run over to Portsmouth NH. It's a nice historical town, very walkable. The town docks normally charge $4/hr, even for dinghy's but the dockmaster let us off the hook--off season travel has its benefits. The town was having a maritime folk festival so we heard some cool sea chanty singing at a couple spots. 


On Sunday we toured the really cool Strawberry Bank museum. A collection of historic buildings. They were having the annual Fairy House event. The area had dozens of amazingly crafted fairy houses. Kids were dressed up. No idea why this is a thing but it was cool.



Next stop was just a night on a mooring ball at Newburyport, home of these guys, who we heard back in Portsmouth The Portermen

Sea Chanty

Next stop, Marblehead MA. In one of the biggest mooring fields we've seen. Super cool old town. Two nights there. Then popped over to Salem for one night. Completely different than it's Marblehead neighbor. And nuts about witches!




Next top Boston, again. This time we stayed at Constitution Marina. I'll do a separate post on Boston.

Links to updated photos

Photos, some videos

Links to Relive travel videos

Southport to Kittery

Walk around Portsmouth

Another day in Portsmouth

Kittery to Newburyport

Newburyport to Marblehead

Salem to Boston


NEBO Logs

NEBO

No drone footage. To scared to fly in any wind. 



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