Cape Neddick and The Yorks

On Wednesday, September 18 decided to stay close to Ogunquit because they were expecting a big storm later in the day.  We started out with breakfast at the Omelet Factory.  They were located in the basement of the Tai Restaurant and convenience store.  Even though there were a lot of omelet choices we went with eggs, bacon/ham and toast with homemade strawberry jam.  After breakfast, we headed out in the car along the scenic coastal route to check out nearby Cape Neddick and the Yorks.  There were lots of beautiful homes built out on the cliffs and lots of little coves.  All the buildings have beautiful gardens with lots of window boxes of flowers. 

It looks like anything they plant grows well.  We never see anyone tending the flowers and they all look gorgeous.  I guess that is the trade-off for the hard winters.  All the fire plugs have tall poles by them so they can be located in the snow. 

A harbor building covered in lobster buoys.

Our first stop was the Cape Neddick Lighthouse.  The locals call it the Nubble Lighthouse because it was built on a nub of land.

Our next stop was Old York.  We looked in Jeffed's Tavern which was built in 1754 along the Kings Highway between Boston and the nearby town of Wells (originally Falmouth). 

Across the street from the tavern was The Old Burying Yard.  It was started in the late 1600's.  We found one grave marker that we really liked for Mary Nasson from 1774.  It even had a likeness of her at the top of the marker which was very rare for the time. 

The inscription reads:

Here rests quite free from life's

Distressing Care,

A loving wife

A tender Parent dear

Cut down in midst of days

As you may see

But stop my grief

I soon, shall equal be

When death shall stop my breath

And end my Time

God grant my dust

May mingle then with thine.

A couple of blocks away, we stopped at The Old Gaol (jail).  It is thought to be the earliest surviving British Colonial public structure still standing on its original site in North America.  Construction on this building was started in 1719 with materials from the older gaol that was built in 1653.    It was built as the King's Prison for the Province of Maine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

After we left the Yorks, we headed back to Ogunquit along the scenic coastal route again.  We even stopped in at the lighthouse again since it was so pretty.  Since a storm was coming, it was very windy and the waves were getting much bigger.  The coastline along here is so pretty and we stopped a few more times along the way to admire the view.