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Salem, Massachusetts
We left our campground and drove through Salem. We really didn't stop, but snapped a few photos of interesting old buildings. At the waterfront we visited the Salem National Maritime Historic Site. You can visit the custom house and view the docks where a bustling shipping port existed in colonial times. At the time a reconstructed tall ship "The Freedom of Salem", usually docked there, was in dry dock. We then headed west to see historic Concord and Lexingt...
Boston, Massachusetts
We parked at Winter Island Maritime Park in Salem, MA, and found a problem with our front landing gear. So the next day, David stayed at our trailer while Arlene and Sharon took Amtrak to Boston. The plan was to meet up with David later, but he was unable to join us because much of the day had passed by the time the trailer was fixed. He was okay with that since he had already visited Boston a few years ago during a visit with Wayne Walker, a Navy buddy who live...
Salem, Massachusetts
On this morning, we drove up to Freeport, ME in order to see the L.L. Bean company. Fall colors were at their peak, it seemed at Freeport. In the front window of the L.L. Bean Outlet Store, there are two moose that had locked horns in battle. They were found dead (probably from starvation) with their horns still locked. You can read the story in one of the pictures. When finished shopping, we returned to the campground, hooked up the trailer and headed south. ...