Category Archives: 2012-e – Isles of Shoals – (Sept)

MAINE POSTSCRIPT – Shunpiking at its Best – 11 September 2012

I sat at breakfast on Tuesday with my map of the coast of Maine from Portland back to Kittery and the tourism booklets I had collected for each town along the way.  As I mentioned, the plan was to work … Continue reading

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BACK ON THE MAIN(E) LAND – 9 and 10 September 2012

Time to get your maps out and follow along.  Sadly leaving Star Island we docked in Portsmouth about 4:30 Sunday, and shortly I was crossing the bridge into Maine on I-95 quickly exiting to shunpike along Maine 103 close to … Continue reading

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6 and 7 SEPTEMBER – STAR ISLAND and DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY MOVES ON

Thursday 6 September brought some nice weather, just perfect for our 10:15 ride on a biology lab work boat to Appledore Island where we explored until 1:45 breaking only to devour a boxed lunch.  Now owed by the Star Island … Continue reading

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ISLES OF SHOALS – Continued 4 and 5 September 2012

  Not everyone can be content going back in time, but I am thrilled to have this experience.  I first stepped foot on the porch of a boarded up 19th century hotel in the mid 1960s and have been fascinated … Continue reading

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ARRIVING BACK IN THE 19th CENTURY – STAR ISLAND

Happy Labor Day. Three plus years ago I read that happiness comes from buying memories and experiences rather than things, and for me I have just started an experience that will provide me with a lifetime of memories.  You may … Continue reading

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