New England Vacation.....day #4 pics

We saw LOTS on Day #4. It really is amazing that this part of the U.S. even exists. It is so different from the south!

Goat Island Lighthouse in Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport, ME): The Bush family compound, Kennebunkport, ME:

Just gorgeous - Nubble Light (Cape Neddick Lighthouse):

(Interesting fact: The spaceship Voyager carried a picture of this lighthouse, along with pictures of the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal in case they "ran into" intelligent extraterrestrials! - info from Wikipedia)

Birthplace of John Adams:

Birthplace of John Quincy Adams:

Peacefield (the home to four generations of Adams):

The library at Peacefield (there are about 13,000 books in here that belonged to the Adams family):

Yes, those are cars *legally* driving about 70mph on the shoulder! Vehicles were permitted to drive in the "breakdown lane" from 3-7pm on weekdays!