Blogs from Franconia, New Hampshire, United States, North America

My roommate Judy is originally from NH. She made her way up to visit her parents and they all invited me along. I was not able to leave until the 7th due to work obligations but I made my way up there to Franconia. Surprisingly even though I was born and raised in Minnesota, I have NEVER been on skis. This would be my first attempt. Comical. Indeed comical. It was not as complicated as I thought, HOWEVER, I was probably on my tushy far more then I was on my skis but it was fun. At first I was trying to attempt the bunny slope without training. Judy was trying to help me but we were laughing so much that it was hard to get it together and GET UP. So I ended up paying ... read more

Thursday, June 18 (Boston KOA to Littleton/Lisbon KOA): We left the Boston/Cape Cod KOA about 9am, heading towards our next KOA in Littleton, New Hampshire, with stops along the way at Laconia and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. We stopped in Laconia to visit my mother’s grave, then on to Wolfeboro to visit the town where I was born. I can’t say I was born and raised there, since I only lived there a couple weeks after I was born. Wolfeboro or Wolfeborough depending on where you look, is America’s oldest resort town. Although still quite small, it does have a certain charm, being on Lake Winnipesaukee and still comprised of mostly older buildings. We browsed the shops a bit, then decided to have lunch at the Wolfeboro Diner. I had one of my old favorites that my ... read more

Okay, so if you look at a map, it's going to look silly that we skipped Boston. But, we're heading there after we do the final New England states so that we can see Jayme again after she went to Serbia for about 9 days. We only got to see her for a day in Connecticut before she left, and wanted to see her again, so that's the explanation. so, bypassing Boston and off to Maine! Nothing was really mapped out for us to see in Maine, so we drove through for a little bit, saw a lot of fresh seafood restaurants with pictures of lobster on them, and headed to New Hampshire. Our only stop here was just North of Woodstock at a little tourist trap called Clark's Trading Post. Clark's has been holding a ... read more