We have come a long way in this latest leg of our journey. That’s because Anita, Shawn and Ada have joined in! Here’s our route so far: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=760599
After hitting the road (still Maine Route 1), we soon arrived in Saco. Who needs to look at historic buildings when we can go here!!
We then passed through the larger neighboring city of Biddeford, which happens to be Maine’s 6th largest city, and was the site of the earliest recorded permanent settlement in Maine. In Biddeford we turned left onto Route 9, which took us back out towards the coast.
Along the way we passed the University of New England. To our left we saw a turn-off for the Phineas W. Sprague Memorial Sanctuary in Prouts Neck! That name is a mouthful! Even though we would like the chance to see some of the birds in the sanctuary, we decided to keep moving ahead instead. It was tempting to turn off onto Fortune Rocks Road or Goose Rocks Beach but again, we kept moving forward.
It wasn’t long until we passed through Cape Porpoise and then we had arrived at Kennebunkport. This place is best known for being the site of the summer home of former President George Herbert Walker Bush located on Walker Point.
I remember Kennebunkport from all of my family’s summer vacations to New England. Each year my father would insist that we go there so we could visit the Seashore Trolley Museum. We didn’t have time to stay and ride the trolleys, so we kept hiking south.
We passed this golf club but didn’t stop to play a round. Ever mindful of interesting place names, we noted a small community called “Cozy Corners”, and further along we saw Agamenticus Road where Tom can try out some mountain biking. There was another beautiful country club that we passed, as well as a sign pointing to “Bald Head!” When we got to Cape Neddick, we stopped for a delicious lobster meal before hitting the road again.
Walking along Long Beach Avenue, heading into York we saw a most amazing sight! That confirms it. Surfers are insane! 
Crossing over the York River at York Harbor, we found ourselves on Hwy 103, also known as “Brave Boat Harbor Road.” That took us through Kittery Point where we could buy this estate if we put all of our pennies together! 
We passed Fort McClary State Park and, just a bit further down the road, we saw the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The shipyard takes over the whole of Seavey Island which sits at the mouth of the Piscataqua River.
Crossing the river, we left the state of Maine and entered Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We were back on good old Route 1, but only briefly. We turned left onto Route 1B and headed back out towards the coast. This route took us to the town of New Castle, which has the distinction of being the smallest town in New Hampshire and the only one located entirely on islands! It is also the home of the historic Wentworth-by-the-Sea Hotel.
Continued in part 2 ...
