Our trip to Maine

It was such a nice day Monday, we took a trip to Maine. Not that it is far, only about 30 minutes. After stopping for gas, we were on our way! (Don't worry, I wore my seatbelt!)



Here we are entering Maine just after going over the Memorial Bridge.




We went to the Cape Neddick Lighthouse. This is also known as Nubble light. There is a very good history of the lighthouse at this site . The "Nubble" is a small, rocky island a short distance off the eastern point of Cape Neddick, about two miles north of the entrance to the York River and York Harbor. In 1602, explorer Bartholomew Gosnold met with local Indians on the island and dubbed it "Savage Rock." The Nubble Light has probably appeared on more postcards, calendars, and other souvenirs than any other New England lighthouse, with the possible exception of Portland Head Light. In 1977, when NASA sent Voyager II into space to photograph the outer solar system, it was also loaded with artifacts. One of the images it carried was a picture of the Nubble Light.



Maine's coast is one of the rockiest you will find. Although there are beautiful beaches, most of the coastline is cliffs and rocks.




At the lighthouse there is a bell from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The shipyard is in New Hampshire, but you have to drive into Maine to get to it. After we left the lighthouse, we stopped at the beach to check it out.