We will be taking a road trip through the northeast this summer. We have a couple of stops planned along the way with our final destination being somewhere in Maine. This is not a region that we have visited before, so it would make sense to work in as many side trips as possible, because I’m not sure when we might make a trip that far north again.

One stop will be in the area north of Boston. We will probably make a day out of the Salem area to see all there is to see about witches and the area’s waterfront. I also realized recently that it would not be too far off the path to make a visit to Walden Pond. I was enlightened by a recent trip to Walden reported by Mike’s Musings. I usually pick up Walden (the book) to read at the beginning of each summer. For some reason the tale pairs well with the warming weather for me.

Another stop on our trip, probably on the way back, will be Mystic, CT, and yes we hope to have a pizza there. Something about the name Mystic Seaport or Mystic River draws a potential visitor to that part of the map.

One thing I am not looking forward to is driving through the traffic near major cities on our route. I would like to visit New York City, since I haven’t been there before, but driving in the city is not one of my favorite things. One way around this would be to do some New York City Sightseeing from the comfort of a double decker bus. CitySights NY offers numerous tours of NYC including the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty along with all of the essential sites of the Big Apple. Maybe we could fit that into our schedule.

I am looking forward to our vacation, and hopefully there will be some pictures worth sharing later this summer.