Help for planning 2-day trip

Our family is planning a trip from Boston to Maine in mid July. We will be driving from Cambridge to Maine on Friday at 10 AM (after the rush hour of Boston??). My plan is to spend Friday night in a motel or inn in Ogunquit. Then on Saturday drive to Portland to go to Portland Headlight (??) lighthouse for lunch, and then on to Boothbay Harbor to spend the night there. Where should I stop for a lobster feast? Clam chowder? Clam bake? We are not going to any beaches. Instead, we would like to see rocky shores and may be one or two lighthouses. In late Sunday morning, we will drive from Boothbay Harbor to the airport at Manchester, NH, to catch a mid afternoon flight home. Is our plan realistic in terms of being able reach all the destinations by driving and yet have enough time for sightseeing and eating?

Help for planning 2-day trip

Since we are not going to the beach, should we skip Ogunquit? May be we should stay at Boothbay Harbor for two nights (Friday and Saturday)?

Help for planning 2-day trip

This is a great drive and you will have plenty of time for sightseeing especially if you stay in Ogunquit. My husband and live in Boston and this is one of our favorite excursions. We generally start almost any trip to Maine with a night in Ogunquit. It is a nice overnight. For kids there are some nice places with a pool. However, July will be VERY busy in Ogunquit. If you stay there try to find an inn walking distance to the center of town and marginal way, but not right on the main drag, as parking and driving will be tough. We like the roadside clam/lobster shacks better than the sit-down places. The Lobster Barn in York and Mike%26#39;s Clam Shack in Wells are our favorite stops. For lighthouses the Owl%26#39;s Head light is quite beautiful. Boothbay will be VERY busy in July as well.

If you%26#39;re not ';doing'; the beach, I would skip Ogunquit. I would go straight to Portland Headlight and grab a lobster roll nearby. I would then head up to Boothbay Harbor. If Portland Headlight isn%26#39;t an absolute must, I%26#39;d go straight to Boothbay Harbor. Friday tourist traffic combined with the work shift letting out at Bath Ironworks around 3:30ish makes route one north a frustrating drive on a Friday afternoon.

Two nights in Boothbay Harbor gives you a chance to see the lighthouses there, plus take a spin over to Pemaquid Point. Grab your lobster feast at one of the co-ops or at Small Brothers in New Harbor.

If your visit coincides with the Yarmouth Clam Festival, I would swing off 295 and grab some seafood there. Just get out before the parade starts on Friday, or you%26#39;ll be stuck until it%26#39;s over. (Or stay - it%26#39;s a lot of fun!):

http://www.clamfestival.com/home.php

Thanks for the information everybody. What would be the estimated length of time to drive from Boothbay to the airport at Manchester, NH, starting around 10:30 AM on a Sunday in mid July? About 3 hours? Would the drive be better on Monday around the same departure time?