Drove to Quincy, Mass. Took excellent tour of houses that Father was born in and nnext door was son's...Side by side..2nd an d 6th President... First in line was Deacon John Adams...shoemaker ...and farmer and large landowner...Sent son John Adams to Harvard...becamr president...His son...felt the cause as well...became President...Both had strong wives!...Abigail and Louisa....All 4 burriede in Granite boxes under Church floor which we visited...Lot's more to tell...later!
Drove to JFK library on Sunday...Place empty...we were first in!...Beautiful building on campus of University of Mass...overlooking Charles River...good exhibits...but sad...realizing a life with so much promise being cut short!...Big play about Cuban Missile Crisis...Jackie and her entertaining at WShite House and his Brother ...Bobby!....
Much ado about his family and his father....Speaking of Rivers...it became apparent how much they influenced the growth of USA... The Delaware..The Charles,, The James and the Chesepeake area...The Potomac The Susqehanna..The Hudson...Boston Harbor...NYC Harbor...Phila Harbor etc...interesting.
Drove 2 hours to Pam and Ji9m's House...Surprise Dinner for friends and US for Jim's Birthday which is on Flag day...June 14th!...Had a great reunion with our Grandkids ( Gabriela and Benj) who are great and also look fine aswell as Pam and Jim...Late nite for us...and to bed!
Next ASm...bid farewell and drove to downtown Portland where Benj has summer job waitiong tables at nice restaurant right on the water!..He served us Breakfast...and of course tried to be as generous as possible...
Left directly from there to Campobello ...about 5 hour scenic drive thru the mountains...speaking of mountains, we have been on Appalachian, Adirondacks, Berkshires, Catskills and Poconos so far...More to come? We arrived at Lubec, Maine which is the most eastern city in the usa...when we were at Key West we noted that we were on most Southern!..
Drove over the short Lubec/Roosevelt Bridge after passing Canadian Customs and found lodging in a Log Cabin near the Roosevelt home...The Lodge we slept in was built in 1915...There was not only no wireless for computer...BUT no TV!...Had great dinner at Seafood dinner about 4 miles away...A nice quiet nite and a much needed good sleep!....This Am we took a tour of the Roosevelt "Cottage"...all 32 rooms of it!....Almost all furniture remained there as well as all personal items...Very well presented and gave good insight as to the life-style the family enjoyed...
It was a memorable visit...and we learned a great deal...
Left the museum and retraced our steps to Jim's office..surprise visit from us with some more gifts....and met his office staff...all nice people and a thrill for us! He and his family are leaving early tomorrow Am for Tennessee for a music concert for a week...SO...we bid adieu again...and left for dinner and lodging on the route to Concord, New Hampshire!....The travelliung seems to be getting easier...or maybe we are just numb?......'till next time....
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