We were heading north up the east coast through Massachusetts, New Hampshire and on into Maine. The weather was superb, the leaves on the trees were just starting to colour beautifully and each state visitor centre was happy to give out useful road maps which we needed to navigate our route.
Olgonquit was our first stop, a small attractive town with a huge beach for us to stretch our legs. Lunch was taken at Kennebunkport, a busy town on the tourist trail but understandably so with its typical New England wooden houses and wonderful location. Even George and Barbara Bush have a property here. The signage was comprehensive, albeit a little confusing, and it seems to be a place for romantics judging by the number of padlocks on the bridge.
The driving was relaxing and the scenery delightful as we arrived in Freeport, Maine, for our overnight stopover. Freeport is basically an outlet shopping town built up around a famous old store - LLBean - which we had read about in our guide book. As the founder's name was Leon Leonwood Bean we felt we had to pay a visit and since the store opens 24/7 365 days a year a late night visit after dinner suited us perfectly.
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