We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Mulburn Inn, a house built as a family home in the early 20th century. Former house guests included Marilyn Monroe and Joe di Maggio, Cary Grant and Thomas Edison. The morning we left the Inn at Bethlehem we ventured to the base station of the Mt Washington cog railway, the oldest cog railway in the world. The ride up is slow and steep, with the gradient at 37.41% in one part. We saw a moose on the way up, but he was stuffed. Still it sucked most of us in when first pointed out by our brakeman. Apparently we were lucky to experience one of the 30-40 days when the weather on the summit is clear. You can see by the ice in the photos how cold it can get up there. The ice is formed in shards and has an unusual structure, due to the strong winds that blow as it forms.
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| Wheres the gin and tonic? |
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| Stove in Mulburn Inn gift from Thomas Edison |
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| Mary, our host with Adrian |
Down from the summit we bid adieu to New Hampshire and its colourful foliage and headed across to the coastal town of Camden in Maine. It has a very picturesque setting with a pretty harbour and the coast is dotted with many islands. The architecture here is just as we had imagined it....lots of white clapboard houses and picket fences and well kept gardens. With our dinner last night we enjoyed a bowl of lobster corn chowder, which was gluten free but very rich.
Today we sailed Penobscot Bay on a two masted schooner, described as a classic Maine windjammer, built in 1927 and now fully restored. The deckhand, Jeff and captain and owner, Aaron kept us entertained with tales of sailing life. We were on board with lots of other friendly folk including one couple who had sailed on the same boat 20 years ago on their honeymoon. It was a pleasant way to spend a few hours.
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| Tilting! |
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