SWATeam Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Why were you there multiple times, parents not telling you something? I think we just got a little glimpse into Tom's life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Why were you there multiple times, parents not telling you something? Because that's where the whale watching tours leave from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Rye Beach and Wallis Sands are two public beaches in NH. Hampton Beach is NH's version an old fashioned beach boardwalk complete with pizza shops, fried dough stands and tacky t-shirt shops. All of these are within 45 minutes of Ogunquit. If you have time, a trip up to Portland is worth it too. Catch a Sea Dogs game (AA Sox afiliate) at Hadlock Park. Yep... Outside the touristy boardwalk thing, more North Hampton beach. I remember getting terribly ill from eating too much lobster one night... I don't know what it was, maybe too much lobster. LoL... But my BiL (from Boston) advised me to go on the boardwalk and order the biggest greasiest funnelcake (or whatever it was) and that would settle my stomach. It actually worked, WTF! For once that Chowderhead was right about something? I try to chalk it up to shear luck, I couldn't have been sicker to my stomach and God awful grease & dough eased my pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Because that's where the whale watching tours leave from. "Whale watching" - and that's a euphemism for.......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 "Whale watching" - and that's a euphemism for.......? Yo momma sunbathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 We just got back from Maine yesterday evening. We ended up staying at a place in Wells, as the hotel was a third of the price of those in Ogunquit and York. The hotel was priced at $180/night on the website, $151/night on Expedia, and when I called and spoke to someone at the hotel I ended up getting the room for $135/night. Great deal. Two bedrooms (each with a queen bed), a living room with a full size pull out couch, and small kitchen. I just love the beaches on the North Atlantic coast. The water is cooler, but the atmosphere is so unique. My son had a blast running around chasing after crabs, and the tides created warm little tidal pools that were perfect for my 2 year old daughter to play in. We went to the Maine Diner one night purely because we saw it on Diners Drive-Ins & Dives. It was overpriced and the food was terrible. The second night we went to a great little place in Ogunquit, and had some of the best seafood I have ever tasted. We went to a little "food truck" every day for lunch, and enjoyed fresh haddock, fried shrimp, and fried clams. What a beautiful place, and only a 3 hour drive from my house in VT. Thank you everyone for all the suggestions. We are headed back in a few weeks to stay with some friends whose parents own a beach front house in Kennebunkport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 We just got back from Maine yesterday evening. We ended up staying at a place in Wells, as the hotel was a third of the price of those in Ogunquit and York. The hotel was priced at $180/night on the website, $151/night on Expedia, and when I called and spoke to someone at the hotel I ended up getting the room for $135/night. Great deal. Two bedrooms (each with a queen bed), a living room with a full size pull out couch, and small kitchen. I just love the beaches on the North Atlantic coast. The water is cooler, but the atmosphere is so unique. My son had a blast running around chasing after crabs, and the tides created warm little tidal pools that were perfect for my 2 year old daughter to play in. We went to the Maine Diner one night purely because we saw it on Diners Drive-Ins & Dives. It was overpriced and the food was terrible. The second night we went to a great little place in Ogunquit, and had some of the best seafood I have ever tasted. We went to a little "food truck" every day for lunch, and enjoyed fresh haddock, fried shrimp, and fried clams. What a beautiful place, and only a 3 hour drive from my house in VT. Thank you everyone for all the suggestions. We are headed back in a few weeks to stay with some friends whose parents own a beach front house in Kennebunkport. But the real question is....did your balls make it back undamaged?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yo momma sunbathing. 😝 Johnny: thanks for the report. Makes me want to get back up there to check it out again. Sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 But the real question is....did your balls make it back undamaged?? Completely undamaged. And I even chased after fiddler crabs in my thong bathing suit. Johnny: thanks for the report. Makes me want to get back up there to check it out again. Sounds great. Yessir! Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Sounds pretty sweet. I would have never thought Maine beaches would be kid friendly. We might have to check them out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Completely undamaged. And I even chased after fiddler crabs in my thong bathing suit. That was you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 We just got back from Maine yesterday evening. We ended up staying at a place in Wells, as the hotel was a third of the price of those in Ogunquit and York. The hotel was priced at $180/night on the website, $151/night on Expedia, and when I called and spoke to someone at the hotel I ended up getting the room for $135/night. Great deal. Two bedrooms (each with a queen bed), a living room with a full size pull out couch, and small kitchen. I just love the beaches on the North Atlantic coast. The water is cooler, but the atmosphere is so unique. My son had a blast running around chasing after crabs, and the tides created warm little tidal pools that were perfect for my 2 year old daughter to play in. We went to the Maine Diner one night purely because we saw it on Diners Drive-Ins & Dives. It was overpriced and the food was terrible. The second night we went to a great little place in Ogunquit, and had some of the best seafood I have ever tasted. We went to a little "food truck" every day for lunch, and enjoyed fresh haddock, fried shrimp, and fried clams. What a beautiful place, and only a 3 hour drive from my house in VT. Thank you everyone for all the suggestions. We are headed back in a few weeks to stay with some friends whose parents own a beach front house in Kennebunkport. I guess you never made it to Portsmouth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 I guess you never made it to Portsmouth? I know we drove through it. Beautiful bridge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) I know we drove through it. Beautiful bridge... It would have been worth ten minutes to just drive through the downtown. It's a well-preserved jewel. Make a point to hit it next time. https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+Portsmouth+NH&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=731&tbm=isch&imgil=apuXKA2atXtEUM%253A%253BxZS4HHaOgruIvM%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fen.wikipedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FPortsmouth%25252C_New_Hampshire&source=iu&pf=m&fir=apuXKA2atXtEUM%253A%252CxZS4HHaOgruIvM%252C_&usg=__yNUkTZ8CgJatLSk3FD0h1HJCfVs%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjswuKEj5DOAhUGlh4KHSAgBTUQyjcINQ&ei=j8-WV6y_A4aseqDAlKgD#imgrc=_ Edited July 26, 2016 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 It would have been worth ten minutes to just drive through the downtown. It's a well-preserved jewel. Make a point to hit it next time. https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+Portsmouth+NH&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=731&tbm=isch&imgil=apuXKA2atXtEUM%3A%3BxZS4HHaOgruIvM%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FPortsmouth%252C_New_Hampshire&source=iu&pf=m&fir=apuXKA2atXtEUM%3A%2CxZS4HHaOgruIvM%2C_&usg=__yNUkTZ8CgJatLSk3FD0h1HJCfVs%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjswuKEj5DOAhUGlh4KHSAgBTUQyjcINQ&ei=j8-WV6y_A4aseqDAlKgD#imgrc=_ I will make a point of it. An old college pal actually lives in Dover. Can't beat the prices on booze there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) Not Maine... But just as cold. If anybody is in The UP and has a taste for pasty and wants to be 400 miles away from the hustle and bustle... I suggest the "Cape Cod w/out the rat race" of the Great Lakes: Keweenaw peninsula. No saltwater, no sharks. A little further east, a great beach is Au Train (Au Train, Michigan)... On the road between Marquette and Munising. This beach has it all... Main sandy beach on the Big Lake,,, Little inlet, with back warm water pools for the little ones and anybody else who doesn't want the cold Lake (Au Train Bay, Lake Superior)... Right off the road (M-28) and a stone's throw from town where they make the best Yooper pasty! Go to the gas station in town for the pasty, eat them @ the beach. You can even jump off the highway bridge into the deep inlet... This beach has it all... Best part, not crowded, it is way up there. Best of everything a beach can have... Never long for the ocean again. Took the long weekend traversing the UP of Michigan from The Keweenaw to The Soo and found this gem! The bridge jumping was cool! VERY nice local place. Most people probably zoom right past this hidden gem! Au Train: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Au+Train+Township,+MI/@46.3289712,-86.9560206,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d4e636a6e81ebf9:0x5da7e926562c819c!8m2!3d46.3559235!4d-86.789398 Au Train bridge jumping (my son, not going to show you my ugly old ass... But I did do the jumps!) Michigan highway M-28: EDIT: Jump between the painted marks or you are doomed! https://www.google.com/maps/@46.4330682,-86.836498,3a,75y,330.58h,90.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1skiS_Lp49mSVn9t0DzlFWvA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 Edited July 27, 2016 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Stay away from saltwater! http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/hall-of-famer-warren-sapp-is-ok-after-being-bitten-by-a-shark/ At least you can fish in peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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