From Sea to Shining Sea!

“The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.”

                                                                         Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
We have arrived!  More than 3600 miles and 16 states!  Three weeks ago, we were camping on a beach facing the Pacific Ocean, and today we made it to the Atlantic Ocean.

But first... more on camping.  It DID NOT rain.  There was NO FLOOD.  We had a great time.  This is the view to which we awoke this morning:

Not a bad skylight!

After exploring our campground this morning, we got on the road for the last time on this half of the trip and drove into Portsmouth for Mimi's 1st lobster roll!  While waiting for our house to be ready, we drove to the beach (see above).  Then, this afternoon, we arrived at our rental house, right on the Great Bay.  Perry, the owner, is a very enthusiastic, generous guy, and the house is great with large, waterfront decks and all the amenities including bicycles and kayaks to use.  The house is rustic, but large and well-located.  We're glad to have made it safe and sound (and speaking), and are so happy to settle in for a while.  Gonna be a great week!

The view from our front deck