Mostly Maine

Available May 19-October 10, 2008

DAY 1

Afternoon arrival in Ogunquit, Maine; "a beautiful place by the sea." Check into a deluxe AAA+ * 4 hotel, located on the town trolley route; subject to availability. Your tour guide meets the group and reviews the itinerary with them. Baggage service and get to know you welcome reception. Dinner at a fine local restaurant.

DAY 2

Breakfast. Your tour guide will escort the group to picturesque Perkins Cove in Ogunquit. We'll have time to visit the unique shops and galleries nestled in the Cove. Then get ready for a once in a lifetime experience; a tour on a working lobster boat! You'll see how these delicious crustaceans are harvested. A tasty lobsterbake, with entertainment too, for lunch. We'll next visit the Lighthouse Depot; the world's largest lighthouse gift and collectibles store. Free afternoon. Take the trolley to peruse Main Street shops, walk the spectacular Marginal Way or enjoy your hotel's amenities. Dinner on own tonight.

DAY 3

Breakfast. Your guide escorts group to Kennebunkport. We'll drive by President Bush's summer retreat and tour the Seashore Trolley Museum where we can ride an antique trolley, view the renown collection and watch craftsmen in the street car workshop. Free time for lunch on own, in Dock Square. This afternoon we'll motor to Portland to view Portland Head Lighthouse and the rugged coastline. A relaxing harbor cruise on Casco Bay to see seals, puffins and lovely Victorian cottages on tiny islands follows. Free time in Old Port and a tasty dinner.

DAY 4

Breakfast. Depart for Salem, MA. Meet your guide at Salem Witch Museum; where the infamous witch trials and hysteria of the 1690's is depicted. Museum visit is followed by a narrated tour of Salem and Marblehead; once a commercial fishing center and site of more than 200 pre-revolution-ary homes. We'll return to Salem for lunch, on own, in Pickering Wharf. This afternoon we'll tour the House of Seven Gables, the oldest surviving mansion in America. There are beautiful gardens and a museum gift shop. Dinner is included.

DAY 5

Breakfast, baggage service and departure.