We’re kind of at a loose end until our housesit starts on Friday. Everything by the coast is so busy. Camping grounds are packed tight, it’s still stinking hot. Mike is not supposed to be getting too much sun.

So today we tiki toured. First stop was Portland, Maine. We went down the esplanade where food trucks we’re getting ready for the day. We took a walk along the esplanade, amazed by how much it reminded me of Poole with the harbour and the boats. A big boat even had a helicopter on it.

Next stop was the Portland lighthouse, another dinky little thing. The USA doesn’t do everything bigger! There were too many peoples there, so we took a couple of photos and left, continuing our way south following the coast as much as we could. There’s not a coastal drive as such and we occasionally got glimpses of the sea. There weren’t a lot of places to stop, and if there were the car parks were full, or cost $30 for the day. Not my idea of a nice day at the seaside.

So we continued our tiki tour and it was quite relaxing, no aim in mind, just driving and looking.

We arrived in a scenic seaside town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The carpark was packed but someone was leaving as we arrived so we were lucky. And we can park here for free for 72 hours! So we’ll stay the night.

It was bustling for a Sunday afternoon. We sat and listened to a busker for a while, watched a few people quietly protesting on the footpath. One man was complaining about rich billionaires. Another about Black Lives Matter and a gay flag.

We wandered around the town with its many bars and restaurants and the town had a real English look about it. it was really cool town and we had a lovely relaxing afternoon.

We decided on Thai for dinner which was delicious. Then we went back to our carpark to sleep and the carpark was still packed tight at 9pm. We had a good nights sleep. And it cost nothing!

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