Hampton Falls, New Hampshire; Wakeda Campground

New Hampshire is another new state for us and it is loaded with historical importance.  The town of Hampton Falls and the Wakeda campground is located near the beach town of Hampton Beach plus many other coastal towns up and down the coast.  This is a very popular vacation spot for people from Canada and other nearby states.

Our drive was a short 60 miles, but was around the Boston I-495 loop, and some toll roads, so the drive took us about 2 hours.  Not too bad.

The truck did well at 11 miles per gallon of diesel priced at $3.69, so the move cost us about $20 in fuel.

Our RV park is the Wakeda campground, a family owned and operated park with 400 spaces.  There are many seasonal units here as people from hundreds of miles away will park a camper here for the season to be a second home.

We had one of the five very long pull-through sites and stayed there for 10 days.  Since it is a large park, I would walk a couple of miles every morning making two loops of the densely wooded park.

We also attended a concert one evening put on by some of the locals.  The music was some very good 70’s selection.  Music that we know pretty well.  A large turnout of folks, with most everyone already knowing each other as most are the “seasonal” crowd.

We did meet another couple (Bob and Marcy) at our table and talked for a while.  It turns out that Marcy also writes a blog (link) and has published a book.  Very nice people.

We did not do a whole lot while here, but did some driving around the local area and a couple of museums.

Hampton Beach

I just did not care for this little town.  Parking was tough to find and it cost too much.  There was a short section of sandy beach with way too many people.  They barricaded off part of the road to walk to their restaurants.  It was good for a drive through maybe.

Smuttynose Brewery

This place was right in our backyard at about 4-5 miles from our park.  We did the brewery tour, tasting, and had a fine BBQ lunch.   The company takes its distinctive name from Smuttynose Island, one of the Isles of Shoals (small islands off the coast of Maine and N.H.)

Town of Exeter, New Hampshire

We really liked this small town of 14,000 and did a walking tour along the river that runs through the middle of the village.  It has an authentic New England look and feel.  Started in 1638.

Church

Pat did find us a very solid church to attend on both Sundays.  The Hampton Falls First Baptist.  Good sermons and many in attendance.  In this area, there are no Presbyterian churches and none from the PCA (our home church affiliation).

That’s all for now.  Next up is our move to a beautiful coastal village in Maine.  They have lobster for sale everywhere!

Thanks for reading the blog and following along with us.  Take care and God Bless.