Blogs from Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States, North America

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Last night and tonight spent at a campsite in Salisbury, MA. Small (described as a parking lot in one of the reviews!) but well organised and spotlessly clean. Free wifi, laundry and cable TV so just like home from home really. We spent today visiting Newburyport and Rockport, via Ipswich and Essex. Even more like home!! Both are lovely old ports with lots of restaurants, coffee shops and ice cream parlours. The locals are charming; people stop to chat and are thrilled when they hear we are from England. We discuss the new Princess, the weather and any connection (however tenuous) with the UK. One man was telling us in detail about his sister who got married in Scotland just after the war, until he got dragged off by his wife mid story. I think she ... read more
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What took you? First of all, apologies for having taken this long: a few of you have been asking about the blog, but I needed to have a couple of places to write about first. So you haven't missed anything, this is the first entry. And first, a question: Have you ever packed for a trip and had lots of space in your bag when finished? Did you worry you must have forgotten something & go off looking for extra clothes to add? For a 2-week holiday, I'd normally pack enough for the whole trip without doing laundry halfway, - I'm on holiday, I don't have time for laundry -but since this is a prolonged affair I can't avoid that there's going to be clothes to wash. So I didn't pack as much, mostly new ... read more
Joan & Frank
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