What a wonderful day! Got laundry done early so we could head out. Went for an ass-buster of a bike ride down to the beach and back, then iced coffee at the campground deli before a swim in the pool. Found a terrific grocery store and had an early dinner of grilled corn on the cob, burgers, and 3 different kinds of hotdogs.
So far we're liking the Wells/Ogunquit/Kennebunkport area. It's low key touristy and casual. In Newport a swimsuit isn't considered proper attire; here it is. Kbunk is more upscale, but even there it's a casual vibe. Ogunquit and Wells, if you're wearing more than a tanktop and shorts, you're overdressed.
I'm pretty much over lobster but can't get enough of the clam chowder.
We're staying in a cottage at a campground, which is an enormous leap from the Homewood Suites we lived in in Boston. I think we like the campgrounds better - more casual, family atmosphere, friendly people who are here by choice and looking for fun. Our cottage is a studio with a kitchenette and a king bed, plus a nice little front porch with chairs and table. Part of the fun of living on the road is seeing our new home for the first time. I run them down on the internet pretty well, but you still just never know until you get there. Most of them are what we expect, several of them were way better than we expected, and I think I only have three mistakes under my belt so far: The Extended Stay in Nashville last year, the campground in Nashville last month, and the Motel 6 in Biloxi. The ES was doable, and we were able to run away from the others and find much better digs.
Campgrounds make us feel like we're on vacation, whereas staying in a hotel doesn't. At a campground you're surrounded by people who are doing what you're doing - enjoying their life in some form. Hotels are typically full of workers on travel, and they are not a joy to be around because it's usually sucking to be them.
So far we're liking the Wells/Ogunquit/Kennebunkport area. It's low key touristy and casual. In Newport a swimsuit isn't considered proper attire; here it is. Kbunk is more upscale, but even there it's a casual vibe. Ogunquit and Wells, if you're wearing more than a tanktop and shorts, you're overdressed.
I'm pretty much over lobster but can't get enough of the clam chowder.
We're staying in a cottage at a campground, which is an enormous leap from the Homewood Suites we lived in in Boston. I think we like the campgrounds better - more casual, family atmosphere, friendly people who are here by choice and looking for fun. Our cottage is a studio with a kitchenette and a king bed, plus a nice little front porch with chairs and table. Part of the fun of living on the road is seeing our new home for the first time. I run them down on the internet pretty well, but you still just never know until you get there. Most of them are what we expect, several of them were way better than we expected, and I think I only have three mistakes under my belt so far: The Extended Stay in Nashville last year, the campground in Nashville last month, and the Motel 6 in Biloxi. The ES was doable, and we were able to run away from the others and find much better digs.
Campgrounds make us feel like we're on vacation, whereas staying in a hotel doesn't. At a campground you're surrounded by people who are doing what you're doing - enjoying their life in some form. Hotels are typically full of workers on travel, and they are not a joy to be around because it's usually sucking to be them.
