Living in NH ~ Special places to explore

Living in NH ~ Special places to explore

One of our favorite things to do for relaxation is camping. We have a motor home so camping for us is very comfortable but I will say that every now and then I do miss my tent camping days.  Living in New Hampshire gives us plenty of camping opportunities and while there are many awesome campgrounds right here in NH we do have a few favorite places in Maine.

Recently we tried a new to us camping spot. We fell into a cancellation and enjoyed a week camping ocean front in Southport Maine which is right next to one of our favorite destinations in Maine, Boothbay Harbor.

From our southern NH location Boothbay is a 2.5 to 3 hour ride and that makes it great for a quick getaway.  The slide show below highlights some pictures of the Boothbay Harbor area that we’ve taken during our many trips there, while the video showcases our campsite.

This trip we stayed at Gray Homestead Ocean Front campground, it is not an RV resort so if luxury is what you’re looking for this is not it BUT if an ocean front location is your luxury, you’ll love it here.

Ocean front camping

We camped right off the beach and while our location was in the open with no shade it was perfect for us. This video shows our campsite and a little bit of the Boothbay area.

Video of Gray Homestead Ocean front campground

Slide show of the Boothbay Harbor area

Life is good in New Hampshire, not only are there lots of fun things to do but home ownership is within reach. If real estate interests you we have some incredibly priced homes to meet all budgets and with interest rates as low as they for a buyer ready for home ownership the time is ripe.

Call or e-mail us if you’d like to chat about your home ownership options. I think you’ll be surprised at what might be awaiting you.

Contact Jay and Monika McGillicuddy, NH REALTORS

Jay and Monika McGillicuddy

Prudential Verani Realty

2 Main Street Hampstead NH

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A New England Camping trip…memories to last a lifetime

One of the special things about living in New Hampshire is the abundance of choices for vacation destinations and quick get aways.

With the price of fuel being on every ones mind and affecting everything we do, it’s nice to know that somethings don’t have to break the bank to enjoy. The nice thing about living here is that it is a paradise for “close to home” vacations. Whether you stay in a hotel or prefer to camp you won’t be disappointed. Read more

Boothbay Harbor Maine Camping Trip

We spent 4th of July camping up in Boothbay Harbor Maine. We camped at Shore Hills Campground and stayed on site number 80 down by the water. Even though we have what is considered a big rig we really don’t like to stay up in the big rig section of the campground. We prefer to squeeze in down by the water and love it. This trip was a bit more expensive than in past years due to the increase in fuel costs but still a reasonable way to vacation. A long weekend getaway to the Boothbay Harbor region of Maine is abut 2.5 to 3 hours from southern NH and is just another reason why living here is so popular. I created a little slide show of the campground and if you read our Blog regularly you know there will be more pictures coming. In the meantime you can also check out some of our pictures at http://www.nhviewfinders.com/ our photo blog.

Painfully Beautiful…Boothbay Harbor Maine

Painfully Beautiful

My wife Monika posted about our kayak trip at Linekin Bay in East Boothbay, Maine during the 4th of July holiday. While we were there we took a long walk along the rocks at Grimes Beach at Ocean Point.

Boothbay Harbor is one of our favorite weekend getaway spots in Maine and the Ocean Point area is a must visit for us.

The walk along Shore Road at Ocean Point has some of the most spectacular views along the Maine Coast.

The views just make you want to find a hammock and a nice bottle of your favorite beverage and just kick back and relax.

It’s so peaceful you can hear the bird’s chirp and the crickets and frogs make sounds that you may never had heard before.

We often ask ourselves if we had to give up our current lifestyle of traveling in our motor home to live in one of the houses across the street from the ocean at Ocean Point, would we do it? To never RV again in exchange for a home at Ocean Point? Those that know us know that we love RVing!!!

The answer is a resounding Yes, it is that beautiful up here.

Words can’t describe the place or the feeling we get as we walk along Shore Road or climb the rocks jutting out to the sea at Ocean Point.

Hopefully some of our photos capture a little bit of how we feel when we are visiting “the Soul” of the Boothbay Harbor Region. Sadly many tourist never leave Boothbay Harbor and explore East Boothbay or the Ocean Point area. They have no idea what they are missing!

Most of the Ocean Point residents that we have talked to, say that they inherited their homes from family members generations ago. No wonder you don’t see a lot of turnover at Ocean Point.

People love the area and keep the homes in their family and simply hand them down generation after generation.

We first fell in love with the area many years ago in our pre-motor home days when we used to stay at the Ocean Point Inn every memorial Day weekend. They had some fabulous pre-season specials that we took advantage of for a few years until we bough the RV.

From the wonderful old stone church to lovely summer cottages and homes that line Shore Road and of course those awesome Ocean Point sunsets. We love it all!

The movie Message in a Bottle was partly filmed at Ocean Point. The actor who starred in the film Kevin Costner once described Maine as “Painfully beautiful”.

Jay and Monika’s description of Ocean Point…Painfully Beautiful!