NET Hop 3
102 miles via US 1, NH 101, I-93.HN 104 and NH 3A. Cumulative tow miles: 231. Truck miles: 368. Cumulative truck miles: 1487.
This was an easy hop that took just under 2 hours. The most difficult part was US 1 which we took simply to avoid the toll (and the traffic) on I-95 entering NH. But there was a lot of construction on US 1 which made for some tight lanes in a couple of places. But we didn’t hit anything.
The other difficult section was on I-93 north of the I-89 intersection. The road was fine, but we ran into an intense thunderstorm. We had to cut our speed to 50 mph and watch very carefully for traffic slowing in front of us. It was about 20 minutes of white-knuckle driving.
Our home for 10 days in Salisbury MA was the Beach Rose RV Park. We were given the one-and-only pull-through (out of about 50 sites), which was great – it gave us a picnic area without a neighbor and certainly eased the job of getting in and getting out again. The park was adequate for our purposes. It had 2 dog parks, which Rusty enjoyed. The pool was nice but, as usual, we didn’t use it. There was a basic laundry which we also didn’t use. Mostly we used the park as a base of operations to visit places on the North Shore of MA – mostly cemeteries but also beaches (Salisbury Beach and Hampton Beach) – and to visit with family. Jett’s siblings came by on our final Saturday and we broke out the tequila which we have carried with us for years and have never touched. A bunch of seniors sitting around, doing tequila shots. A sight to behold.
Then we went out to dinner at the Black Cow in Newburyport. An excellent dinner in a nice restaurant right on the water. Very nice.
Pool
Laundry
Sybil and Rusty
Large dog park
Newburyport is a very scenic small town. Very colonial, of course, but it has managed to retain its colonial character better than most. The downtown area is thriving and is filled with interesting small businesses. There is a great toy store and some wonderful, aromatic bakeries. If you are in the area, definitely stop by.
Newburyport
Park
Our site
Waterfront park
Newburyport wharf