Teach and Travel

 The biggest surprise of our trip was the state of New Hampshire.  I had done so much research on all of the other places on our road trip, but because we were going to see family in New Hampshire, I didn't spend much time planning out our time here.  New Hampshire turned out to be the most beautiful state and we enjoyed our adventures here so much!  The first thing we did when we got into Holderness is to head out on Squam lake with our family.  Squam Lake is known for being the filming location for the 1981 Academy Award winning film "On Golden Pond".   The lake was the perfect way to spend the afternoon.  The water was beautiful! We saw our first covered bridge as while we were on the boat! The kids enjoyed some rock jumping! The water was so smooth to paddleboard on. We headed to our bed and breakfast after we left the lake.   The kids had never stayed at a Bed and Breakfast before, so it was a whole new experience for them.  Th...

After leaving Boston, we headed north to Maine. It was a very quick and easy trip to our destination of Ogunquit. Ogunquit came highly recommend by my step mother-in-law who grew up in Maine. It turned out to be one of my favorite places I have ever visited. This quaint beach town is somewhere I could see bringing my family back to year after year. The beaches were beautiful, the people were friendly and welcoming, and the food was delicious.  Hotels here are not the same type of massive resorts I’ve become accustomed on the Gulf. Hotels are much smaller and have a very retro feel to them. We stayed at The Milestone and it was perfect for us. The Milestone is on the main strip that runs through town. There are hotels and restaurants that line this street. I loved that the hotel was a 3 minute drive to the beach (with a huge parking lot) and about a 10 minute drive downtown.  There was an old-school feel to it that reminded me of the hotels I stayed at with my grandparents when...