New Hampshire and the Friendly Toast

New Hampshire! We spent a night in Concord, but then headed out towards Manchester and  Portsmouth for some riding!

First was Manchester.  Ready for riding!

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There was a short bike trail that we found.

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It was only a few miles long, but very pretty.  Crossing the Merrimack:

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This was a nice bridge to cross over.  No cars!

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Then we moved on to  Portsmouth to spend the night.  We biked to breakfast at Friendly Toast. This is a quirky little place with some good food!

Lots of memorabilia.

 


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John and I split a fruit cup.

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Yes, this was the cup!!! I can’t imagine what the bowl size is!

And we split an order of Hansel and Gretel  gingerbread waffles.

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OMG – these were so good!  They had a pomegranate molasses drizzle on them.

Then it was time for some riding.  It was a bit  chilly this day.  Had to layer up.

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I crush the tiny lighthouse with my bare hands:

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This was a beautiful ride.  We followed along the water when we could.  Check out this cool sculpture.  When you stand just right:





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I wonder if the people who live here take this for granted.  I suppose we all take where we live for granted after a while.

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We had our first lobster roll in Portsmouth as well.

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We hadn’t tried another one yet, so I would agree that this is the best so far!

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We shared one because it was so big!  Lots of good lobster meat and very little mayo on a toasted bun.  Simple and perfect.

 

I don’t want to overload you with pictures, so I will stop there.

Okay, one more from Hampton Beach!

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19 thoughts on “New Hampshire and the Friendly Toast

  1. debby

    I love travel blogs! And exploring on a bike sounds so fun. I hope to do that someday. That waffle looks amazing. And the lobster roll sans mayo looks delish too!

  2. suzanne

    What beautiful riding you’ve already had! It’s so true no matter where we live we do take it for granted after a while. I have never had a lobster roll that’s going on my bucket list 🙂

  3. Fran

    Please keep overloading! I love looking at the pics especially since I live in Europe, I love seeing other places and this one is beautiful.

    And I think we take where we live for granted too after a while. For example I sometimes post a pic that doesn’t look special to me but the reactions from others say something different. They look with different eyes than I do.

    Have more fun and please make more pictures, love it.

  4. Lori's Mom

    Looks like you are having a wonderful time! I’m very happy for you…… and a little bit jealous…..

  5. Kaki

    Mmm. Lobster rolls. Beautiful photos, and I really like that sculpture. I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned it before, but I think your naturally rosy cheeks are so pretty!

  6. Cammy@TippyToeDiet

    Oooh, pretty pictures! I haven’t been to that part of the country, so I found them quite enjoyable.

    (Also, nice to know other people are out there crushing lighthouses, skyscrapers and, on occasion, people’s heads. 🙂 Was that Kids in the Hall? I can’t remember.)

  7. Lynn

    Lori,

    I am enjoying your site so much. Love the visual travel log and the sculpture, great shot of that. Glad you and hubby are having a good time.

  8. LC

    My husband and I moved to DC a few years ago and we’ve yet to trip above NY. Seems like such a shame seeing your gorgeous photos! I’m going to have to add New Hampshire to the never-ending list of places we need to visit 🙂

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