New England Day 12: More Lighthouses, to Boston

One more yummy breakfast with lots of blueberries before saying farewell to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.

Megan's and Matthew's pumpkins they drew on the whiteboard at breakfast. Matthew's was trying to scare Megan's.

We stopped by Portland Head Lighthouse for lunch and to stretch our legs a bit.

Matthew (minute man) and Megan (red coat soldier) enjoyed running around and playing a bit.

From Portland Head Lighthouse, you can see three other lighthouses.

Ram Island Ledge Light is fairly close to Portland Head Light--just a bit out in the ocean.

Two Lights Lighthouse to the south in the distance.

Spring Point Ledge Light to the west.

Some info about Portland Head Light. It was built during George Washington's presidency and is Maine's oldest operating lighthouse.

Some pictures of Portland Head Lighthouse from a few different angles/locations.

Me and U with Portland Head Lighthouse behind us.

We explored Fort Williams which is at the same location. Unlike Fort Knox, it has not been preserved and so we just looked in from the outside.

Me and Matthew with some of the fort behind us.

Matthew liked looking in all the buildings and came up with a bunch of questions like "When and why was Fort Williams built?" and "Why is it in sections?"

Matthew at the location of the cannons on the battery.

More fort. Matthew's question about this was "Why is one of the sections by the water?"

Looking over Portland Harbor.

This reminded us of one of Mater's Tall Tales.

We stopped by Nubble Lighthouse as well. It's currently under renovation but still looks super cute.

Panoramic, showing that it is an island.

Pulley system to get food and other supplies from the mainland to the lighthouse.

Another lighthouse way offshore in the distance.  It is the Boon Island Light.

Sarah, Matthew and Me enjoyed playing on the rocks a bit.

U, Megan and Sarah with Nubble in the background.

Matthew playing on the rocks.

Sarah pausing to contemplate life.

We drove through New Hampshire...

....and into Massachusetts. We timed our arrival in Boston to avoid rush hour as much as possible. We still hit a bit of traffic and a few rude drivers.

Once we returned our car and ate some dinner, we set out to explore a bit.

We walked past the Granary Burying Ground.

Swan in the Boston Public Garden.

The "Make Way for Ducklings" statues. Megan and Matthew wanted lots of pictures with the mama duck and her ducklings.

Me, Megan and Sarah
We wandered around Beacon Hill a little.

Massachusetts State House

Fruit platter in our hotel room on arrival.