The following day we headed north to New Hampshire. Thanks again to Blue Star Museums we were
able to get into Strawbery Banke for free!
Strawberry Banke is a collection of houses that have been refurbished
and used as a living history museum. The
kids were able to ask a cobbler a million questions, learn to weave with a
loom, try to shop with ration stamps, roam through a “victory garden”, play with
a hoop and stick, and so much more! To
top it off, all the local schools were still in session, so we had the place to
ourselves.
We had already put in a full day, but who could resist a hop
over the state line and a trip to the beaches of Maine? Brrrr.
It was very windy and the water temperature at Long Sands Beach was in
the mid-forties. Jonah thought we were
going swimming. He did get in up to his
waist but that didn’t last long. The
other kiddos loved building with the rocks, watching the birds, and chasing the
waves. It was a unique experience for
kids that have only been to the warm waters at southern beaches.
On the way home we stopped at a diner on the water to let
everyone try lobster. They even got to
pick out the poor guy. Each big kid
eventually tried it . . . and liked it! I think Eli enjoyed it the most but as
he put it, “I wish lobster wasn’t a lobster.”
He felt bad eating the little creature.
Silliest dinner! What was supposed
to be a peaceful dinner watching boats pass and water creatures roam turned
into a workout as I tried to pry lobster meat out for everyone and a comedy
show as Danny made us all laugh giving the lobster a voice and having it “talk”
to the babies.
We were all still trying to warm up as we rode back home to rest up for another day!
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