There are witches in the hills calling my name....Saying come join us sister come kiss the flame....

Yesterday was a travel day. We checked in at the Beach Rose RV Park in Salisbury, MA. We are here for 3 days, spending today in Salem and the next two days in Boston. After that we will head for Cape Cod.

An interesting visit to the Salem Witch Museum.....two things I did not know about the witch hunt of 1692....first, there was actually no one burned at a stake. They were hung and one man crushed. The other interesting and sad fact is that the whole thing was brought on by a couple of young girls playing a joke.....20 people died and several jailed for long periods of time.

About half way through our walk, we found an excellent coffee house, so stopped for a break.

A walk along the wharf.....like a watercolor.

A stop at the Salem Maritime museum....

The cobblestone and brick walks....Downtown is filled with gift shops full of all kinds of books on witchcraft, spells and history. Also lots and lots of witch "stuff"..........

Tomorrow, I am giving Salt the day off!! We are taking the train into Boston so he doesn't have to fight the traffic and can relax. Will be a busy couple of days, as Boston has so much to offer!!!

As I type I am watching "Ghost Hunters"....they are at the Most Haunted House in the US (decided by a contest they held). It is just a few miles from us on the St. Lawrence River (Isle of the Pines) which is a privately owned island. So cool.....lots of paranormal activity.

Lost on a star-dust trail...On a mystical night. Wash of a million waves calling to me. Deep in my soul I can hear the song of the ocean...(unknown)

I am going to do a quick update on the blog, just enough so I don't get too far behind. Only have a few minutes before Ghost Hunters comes on and I can't miss it since they are at an island very close to our house.....

Monday was a rainy, dreary day so instead of going into the park for hiking we decided to go into Bar Harbor and check out the town.

Here is the harbor.....

Downtown..... Lots of shops...way to "touristy" for me. Hmmm...I don't think that's a word, but you get the idea. I will say though we did find an excellent restaurant right on the water. It was called the Quarterdeck and served the BEST lobster rolls and homemade french fries. My big splurge for the day.....I knew we would hike it off tomorrow!!!

Tuesday...we did the rest of Acadia....FABULOUS day!! We did a LOT of hiking and rock climbing!! The surf pounding on this rocky coast is just mesmerizing!

No, I didn't grow a head taller than Salt. You can't tell but, I am standing on a higher part of the rock....

a stop at Sandy Beach....

and more of the awesome surf.......

Beautiful hiking trails........

Our climb to the water.....

Guess who is loving every second of this?????

Carriage rides over the "carriage roads" which are inaccessible to cars, bikes or hiking.....

The restaurant at Jordan House overlooking Jordan lake and the mountains.....

Our last stop.......

View from the summit.......

Oh Pine Tree State....Your woods, fields and hills....Your lakes, streams and rock bound coast. Will ever fill our hearts with thrills......

Here we are in Bar Harbor, ME and Acadia National Park.....one of the highlights of our trip!!
This is the view from our motor home....right on the ocean.

Just before we pulled in to the RV resort, we saw this Lobster Pound, so as soon as we were parked, we unhooked the car and headed out for lunch.

Here are the pots , ready for your pick...

We were told the lobsters were much cheaper if they came right off the boats and were cooked here at the pounds. Here was our pick.....

and here they are cooked and ready for chowing.....

Salt, ready to dig in....

and "yours truly".....

After lunch we stopped at a farm stand for some fresh fruits and vegetables....The pumpkins in the patch were HUGE!!

We saw a beautiful raspberry patch and found out we could pick our own berries......

Salt looks almost as happy as when he had a grasp on that lobster...

We picked just enough for eating, and are going to go back today and pick enough for a batch of raspberry jam.....

We came back to the RV resort after a busy day and found this guy steaming lobsters right off his nephews boat......

So of course, we grabbed a couple for dinner and finished a wonderful day having lobster right at the motor home on the ocean.....it just can't get better than this can it??????

Do you ever question your life...Do you ever wonder why? Do you ever see in your dreams, All the castles in the sky...

So, here we are in New Hampshire....heading for the Castle in the Clouds http://www.castleintheclouds.org/ . We thought that this might be it, but found out as we traveled up the mountain that the castle was actually higher. We are wondering if this picture (below) is a summer home or if people actually live here in the winter. I can't imagine????? As we started up the mountain to the castle, Salt had to move this boulder out of the highway...LOL!

We stopped several times along the way to hike some of the scenic trails. We loved this waterfall!

After hiking we decided to stop at the carriage house patio for lunch. This was my Cesar Salad (minus the 2 shrimp I shared with Salt)....food was great and the view from the patio spectacular!!

The outside of the castle......
The craftsmanship was unbelievable.....loved the way this hardwood floor was laid....

This was a special room designated for the seamstresses who would come and stay to make clothes for the "Mrs.". They had many, many formal affairs held at the castle.

View of Lake Winnipesaukee from the balcony..... One of the guest bedrooms......

part of the kitchen.....

This tray was behind glass, so it was difficult to get a picture without a glare.....It was magnificent....check below to see what it was made from....now that's rich!!!

living room....

There was a trout pond on the property, full of HUGE Rainbow trout. We went down to feed them, but they were SO quick it was impossible to get any good clear pictures. We did however capture a shot of this beautiful allard duck.

The following day we decided to take a ride up through the mountains to The Flume Gorge. We took the Kancamagus Highway (referred to by the natives as the Kanc) www.byways.org/explore/byways/2458/stories/47172 . The colors were unbelievable and was a perfect day for hiking!!

I just love the covered bridges!!!

Our last stop the gorge....Had Salt take a picture with the stuffed moose in case we miss a real one!!!!!