Day 4 - Salem, Portsmouth, NH and Portland

I woke up in Boston, but soon after check out I headed to the airport to pick up my rental car. A Ford Fusion, not a bad little car. I did the short 30 minute drive to Salem to do some witch-hunting...I mean exploring!

I went to the Salem Witch Museum. Yelp had pretty bad reviews and I can't say that I disagree. It was pretty hokey. But it gave a good overall recount of the Witch Trials. Bummer that the outside of the building was getting work done, it looked like it would be pretty!

On my drive in, I spotted a large bar (Tavern on the Square) on one of the streets and decided to go there for lunch. It was quite large and had a ton of people watching the Pats game. I sat in a sunny spot with a good view of outside. I ordered a blueberry beer and it was wonderful! For food, I had sesame salmon, sweet potato fries and garlic mashed potatoes. All so good!

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Love the blueberries in my beer!

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After lunch, I wandered around town some more with no destination in mind. I stumbled on the Lyceum Hall which is where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated his findings of the telephone! So neat!

And the Bewitched statue!

The Town Hall

Just behind the Town Hall is an ice cream shop (yes I indulged!) and also a Goddess Shop. I wandered around the shop and discovered there is a psychic there and she did Tarot Card readings. I remember my mom having Tarot cards growing up (but not using them?) and I had never had a reading so I made an appointment. It was $30 for 15 minutes of her time. You ask particular questions about something going on in your life then choose 6 cards from a deck. I asked her 3 questions and the outcomes of every single question came back extremely positive! She said that she was very impressed with my positive energy and should go on a retreat. I didn't tell her that was exactly what I was currently doing! Very strange. I'd be happy to share more of the experience, but its sort of personal, so if you want to know just ask me in private.

I left Salem soon after in a great mood. I pointed the car to the North and just began to drive. My plan (if you can call it that) was to check out Portsmouth, NH and Kittery Outlets. I drove through both, not feeling like stopping at either. I got back on the road and plugged in the city of Portland in to my GPS.

A cool roadside cemetery in Portsmouth, NH

I noticed a few rain sprinkles on my drive, but it barely got the car wet. The sunset was incredible though!

Shot while driving...hey at least I wasn't texting too!

I arrived in Portland after dark and drove aimlessly around the city a bit. I checked Yelp for a good hotel and found one just outside the city for a decent price. The room is nice and quiet. It was only 8pm and I didn't want to call it a night yet so I went to see Going the Distance at the local movie theatre, the Nickelodeon. The theatre was so tiny, the smallest I've been in! And I was the only person in there, I felt special. The movie was really good, I totally adored it! The city was pretty quiet when I left the theatre. They have the most bars per capita than any other city in the US, I thought it would be a bit more social! Maybe not on a Sunday night!

Not 100% sure what I am doing tomorrow. Probably will head south and hit up the Kittery outlets. Then maybe try to make it to Cape Cod? Stay tuned to find out! haha

PS I saw a little bit of color in the trees today! Not a ton, I was hoping for a bit more, but I'll take it!