After spending the day walking around Salem (see those pictures here), we drove to Revere, Massachusetts and stayed for few days in an apartment just outside Boston.
Boston – near The Paul Revere House
We drove through Boston and had a cheesecake layered chocolate cake!
Birthday Cake – I love her excited face!
Then we drove farther north to Freeport, Maine. We stopped at Wolfes Neck Woods State Park for lunch and a quick walk. They have 200 acres of protected land with views of Casco Bay and the Harraseeket River.
Wolfes Neck Woods State Park
Our cottage in Maine
Our rental car
The weather was perfect in Maine and our cottage was beautiful. It was probably my favorite location on the trip because we had a view of Casco Bay and lots of space for the girls to play outside. They even had an awesome swing set up.
The awesome swing at our cottage
Casco Bay
View from our back porch
Sunset over Casco Bay
We spent a lot of time lounging around, recovering from all that walking we did in New York, but we did go visit Fort Popham one day. There wasn’t an entrance fee but we did pay for parking at Percy’s.
Picnic in the park
Fort Popham
Swimming by Fort Popham
We brought food for a picnic, saw the fort, and the girls went swimming. The water was freezing, but they didn’t seem to care. They both said swimming in Maine was their favorite part of the entire trip!
Phippsburg, Maine
After leaving Maine, we drove towards New Hampshire so we could also hit Vermont on our road trip! Total we drove 1247 miles through 8 states; New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont!
I am loving the photos! It looks as though you had an amazing time for your 30th birthday. The cottage looks stunning. I am willing to bet it was like a fairy tale.
What a gorgeous place! Talk about getting back to basics. I love that architecture, and I love that simple. laid back feel. No worries there!
My husband and I both just love Maine. We took vacations there three years in a row and have vowed to keep coming back.
What a beautiful place! I would love to visit Maine one day. Enjoy the scenery and the lobsters! Loved the cottage y’all stayed in too.
I don’t think I would be able to leave that cottage! It’s beautiful. I’ve only been to Maine once but it was a trip to remember.
That cake looks so delicious I wish I could have some right now. It looks like you had an amazing 30th Birthday trip.
I always had a feeling I wanted to visit Maine. Now I am sure! I LOVE this post and that first image WOW!! Gorgeous!
What a fabulous trip! That cottage is beyond. Best wishes for the new decade ahead 🙂
What a beautiful place to get away and spend time as a family! Everything looks so calm and peaceful. An epic celebration for sure!
What a great looking trip! I’ve only been to Maine once, but I really want to go back to explore for a few weeks. And that cabin looks awesome! I’m pretty sure I could live there.
What a beautiful place. I bet you all had a wonderful time. I am literally drooling over that chocolate covered cheesecake.
Belated happy 30th birthday. I haven’t been to Maine but that is in my bucket list. It looks so serene out there.
Happy Birhday! I’ve never been to Maine but it’s somewhere I want to go and try out all the sea food!
I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Maine. I’ve never been to any of the New England states, but can’t wait to visit.Sounds like your bday was a blast!
Happy belated birthday. It sounds like you had an awesome trip. The cake looks soooooo good. I would love to have a slice but I am trying to be good now. Trying to ward off the sweet tooth.
The cottage is beautiful too.
Happy Birthday to you!! I love Boston, I went a few summers ago, and the architecture their is simply AMAZING!!!
Looks like you had a splendid trip. I’ve been wanting to explore Maine but haven’t made it there yet.
This was an epic 30th birthday trip! I love Maine, the peacefulness and quiet time. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos with us.
What a fab birthday! I would love to spend my birthday road trippin’ and visiting gorgeous places such as Maine and Boston. We’ve never been to those states other than New York.
That photo of Boston is amazing. I really want to get out and go visit all of my friends out that way. I have got a friend who used to live in Maine and is now in NH and she’s been dying to get me out so we can do a trip to Salem. Looks like you had an amazing time.
We had planned a trip to the Northeast for the end of this summer but ended up scrubbing it. Looking at these pics makes me really regret it.