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Mass and Maine 2009

A trip from June 14, 2009 to June 24, 2009, travelling to Providence, Middletown, Newport, Hyannis …
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06/14/2009 to 06/24/2009
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Sun 06/14/09 (day 1) - Providence, Middletown

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Providence

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Providence, RI, United States
Sun Jun 14 1:45pm - Sun Jun 14 6:00pm
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Flight into PVD 1:25 PM
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Drive to Newport

Drive to Newport, RI
Transportation
Sun Jun 14 2:00pm - Sun Jun 14 3:00pm
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Drove into Newport. What a beautiful sight coming over the bridges on 138. Kara was hungry, so we ate at Newport Creamery, home of the Awful Awful...more later.
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The Carriage House Inn an Ascend Collection hotel

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Ideally situated close to the center of historic downtown Newport, the Carriage House Inn, an Ascend Collection …
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The Carriage House Inn an Ascend Collection hotel
93 Miantonomi Ave
Middletown, RI 2842
United States
401-841-0018
Sun Jun 14 3:00pm - Mon Jun 15 11:00am
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Had a nice surprise stay here at the Carriage House. Built in the 1890's, it never was a Carriage House. It was built by another man whose Inn is across the street. He built The Carriage House for his daughter. Then became a nursing home around 1940, renovated in 2000-2001 to become a hotel. Nice place!
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Mon 06/15/09 (day 2) - Newport

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Newport

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Newport, RI, United States
Mon Jun 15 12:00am - Mon Jun 15 8:00am
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Did the Clif walk today and visited 4 mansions. They were wonderful. The self guided tour with the recorded info and headphones is the way to go. We viewed the Breakers, Marble House, Rosecliff and The Elms. We also ate at the Elms, very nice day. Driving to Hyannis tonight.
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Tue 06/16/09 (day 3) - Hyannis, Provincetown

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Hyannis

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Hyannis, MA, United States
Tue Jun 16 12:00am - Wed Jun 17 12:00am
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John's Footlong

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309 Commercial St
Provincetown, MA 02657
United States
(508) 487-7434
Tue Jun 16 12:00am
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We ate at John's and HIGHLY recommend it! We had the clam strip dinner and it was wonderful. The fried scallops looked great too. Interesting, you stand and order move over to another window and pick up.
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Dolphin Fleet Whalewatching

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Working from MacMillan Pier, Dolphin boasts one of the largest whale watching fleets on the East Coast; if no whales …
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260 Commercial St
Provincetown, MA 02657-2213
United States
+1 800 826 9300
Tue Jun 16 1:30pm - Tue Jun 16 3:30pm
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Went with the Dolphin Fleet on Tuesday. Took an hour boat ride to the spot where Whale watching was prominent. Sat on the right side of the boat and got a majority of the views. WOW..what fun. To me, it was like they were showing off for everyone.Great trip. and Provincetown was wonderful.
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Days Inn Hyannis

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The Hyannis Days Inn is located in the heart of Hyannis and less than a mile from Barnstable Municipal Airport …
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Days Inn Hyannis
867 Iyannough Rd
Hyannis, MA 02601
United States
508-771-6100
Tue Jun 16 4:00pm - Thu Jun 18 10:00am
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What a great little place. We paid $86 a night and the service was fantastic. Everyone was very nice. We would come back here again.
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Wed 06/17/09 (day 4)

Marthas Vineyards

Explore Martha's Vineyard
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Wed Jun 17 8:00am - Wed Jun 17 11:00pm
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Went here on Wednesday. We had some ferry issues as we did not realize the lot near the ferries would fill up. Did not plan for long enough as the out lot was 4 miles away or about 15 minutes. Thus we missed our planned ferry and took the next one. Once we arrived at MV, we had a great day. Toured the Tabernacle, Kara rode the Flying Horse Carousel and we did a beach stop. Very nice.
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Thu 06/18/09 (day 5)

Drive to Ogunquit

Drive to Ogunquit- 4 hours
Transportation
Thu Jun 18 8:00am - Thu Jun 18 12:00pm
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Toured downtown Hyannis and West Dennis today. Headed to Ogunquit with a stop in Boston. Ate at the Quincy Market and walked around a bit. After some horrendous traffic for an hour around Boston, we arrived at Ogunquit. Toured Perkins Cove and ate at Barnacle Billy's. YUM..
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Ogunquit

Stay at Gorges Grant Hotel at Perkins Cove
Hotel
Thu Jun 18 3:00pm - Fri Jun 19 8:00am
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Hotel is very nice. Clean and friendly staff. Brand New carpet in our section of the hotel.
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Ogunquit

Eat Perkins Cove and Barnacle Billy's
Restaurant
Thu Jun 18 5:00pm - Thu Jun 18 7:00pm
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We had the Lobster roll and a pound and a half lobster. Worth the work!
Outstanding.
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Fri 06/19/09 (day 6) - Bar Harbor

Drive to Bar Harbor, ME

Drive direct to Bar Harbor Maine.
Transportation
Fri Jun 19 9:00am - Fri Jun 19 2:00pm
Notes
One of the most miserable drives we have encountered. It literally rained from sun up to sun down. Maine roads are brutal and the traffic awful. Had a maintenance light go on and switched out our Rav4 for a Camry at the Bangor Airport. Arrived safely and loving our hotel inn accommodations.
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Bar Harbor Manor

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There is an 20.00USD fee for all children. No children stay free at this location. Surrounded by the bold Atlantic …
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Bar Harbor Manor
43 Holland Ave
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
United States
207-288-3829
Fri Jun 19 3:00pm - Mon Jun 22 8:00am
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We arrived this early evening. What a nice place, clean and current. Wonderful HD flat screen on wall. Very clean and friendly staff. They gave us some good advise. We are praying for a break from the rain so we can enjoy this beautiful area.
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Sat 06/20/09 (day 7) - Bar Harbor

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Oceanarium & Lobster Hatchery

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Take a guided tour of this working lobster hatchery and experience marine life up-close. You'll see mother and …
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3829 Route Three
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
United States
207-288-5005
Sat Jun 20 9:00am - Sat Jun 20 12:00pm
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Took this in today and was very interesting to understand the efforts to sustain lobsters in the wild. No clue that out of a thousand lobsters hatched, less than 10 survive. Wow. Good stuff.
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Poor Boy's Gourmet

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300 Main St
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
United States
(207) 288-4148
Sat Jun 20 12:00pm - Sat Jun 20 1:00pm
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Had a carry out from Poor Boys tonight. We got sauteed lobster meal with broccoli, bread, pasta and brownie- 24 bucks. Great deal, great food. Highly recommended.
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Lulu Lobster Boat Ride

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The most exclusive, unique, and personal sightseeing cruise in Bar Harbor, this traditional Downeast lobster boat …
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55 West St
Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1825
United States
207-963-2341,866-235-2341
Sat Jun 20 1:00pm - Sat Jun 20 3:00pm
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We also enjoyed this excursion today despite the nasty spitting wetness that was around all day. Captain John took us out to a lighthouse surrounded by a rocky line, which housed many, many harbor seals. Many pups came out in the water to greet us, though not has close has the whales..cute..Kara enjoyed seeing them too. Nice trip.
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Sun 06/21/09 (day 8) - Bar Harbor

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Bar Harbor

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Bar Harbor, ME, United States
Sun Jun 21 12:00am - Mon Jun 22 12:00am
Sun Jun 21 12:00am - Tue Jun 23 12:00am
Notes
Went and found a playground today, walked around downtown a bit,and then went to the southwest harbor to eat at Thurstons Lobster Pound. Different experience. They take your live lobster out of the tank right in front of you then slip them into a boiling tank. Nothing fancy, just lobster!
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Acadia National Park


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Sun Jun 21 8:00am - Sun Jun 21 3:00pm
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Took Sunday and toured the park our last day. Went to Cadillac mountain summit but could not see a thing due to low hanging clouds. Also went to Sand Beach and Thunder Roll. Very cool. I am sure this is a wonderful, wonderful place, we just could not enjoy it with all the rain. Bummer.
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Sand Beach


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Sun Jun 21 10:00am - Sun Jun 21 12:00pm
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Amidst our 4th straight day of rain, this is a very cool place. One of Kara's favorite places.
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Mon 06/22/09 (day 9) - Conway

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Conway

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Conway, NH, United States
Mon Jun 22 12:00am - Tue Jun 23 12:00am
Tue Jun 23 12:00am - Wed Jun 24 12:00am
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Drove from Bar Harbor to North Conway New Hampshire today. This took about 5 hours.(Rained all the way, again-5th straight day) We arrived at Kahuna Laguna, a Best Western with an indoor water park. Very nice and pretty new. Kara played for 5.5 hours and all parties are pooped!! Heading back towards Providence and Boston tomorrow.
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Bruce (View Bruce's trips)
Hi All,

Just starting to plan our east coast trip for this summer. Thoughts on locations, costs, etc.??
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