We decided to have a bit of a sleep in and a good breakfast before heading out for a day of shopping. The Hampton Inn Nashua was only about five minutes away from a Christmas Tree Shops and that’s where we started our day. We spent about an hour there and luckily for us there was a L.L. Bean outlet next door. There were so many bargins in the store today. Firstly, New Hampshire has no sales tax. Secondly, all women’s pants were 50% off. I picked up three pairs of jeans. Pair #1 … original price $49.50 … today $4.99. Pair #2 … original price $44.95 … today $9.99. Pair #3 … original price $29.99 … today $14.99. (Teresa … total savings was $95.47!)
It wasn’t a long drive before we made our second stop at the Christmas Tree Shops in Salem, New Hampshire. Before hitting our third stop at the Christmas Tree Shops in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, we had a quick bite to eat at Chipotle. We did some more shopping at The Kittery Outlets in Kittery, Maine but by this point, it was getting late in the day and we wanted to get to the Saco KOA in Saco, Maine. This is where we will be staying for the week.
We got to the KOA and were greeted by some friendly staff members. The lady in the office explained that you can get firewood and ice delivered to your site. You can even get fresh home made pizza delivered. We will for sure be trying this one night for dinner. After getting the key to our Studio Lodge ($124USD), we were escorted to our site by another staff member in his golf cart. (He later delivered our fire wood … sweet!).
The Studio Lodge is so nice and so cute. There is a main room that has a queen size bed, a small table with 2 chairs, bar fridge, microwave and a flat screen tv with dvd player, and a few channels. And wi-fi of course. There is a very small room that has bunkbeds. And the best part, it has a bathroom, which is a real bonus when you’re camping. Outside there are 4 nice wood chairs by the fire ring and a picnic table under a canopy. We are “glamping” in the wilderness area, which is beautiful and surrounded by lots of trees.
The lady at the front desk recommended that we have dinner at The Clambake Seafood Restaurant in Old Orchard Beach. You order your dinner at a counter and then you go and find a seat in their huge dining rooms. Eventually your number is called and you grab your dinner and enjoy. Karen and I each had the Lobster Roll, which is basically large chunks of lobster on a hot dog bun. She had hers with mayonnaise and I had mine with butter. I’m really going to enjoy Maine lobster.
After dinner, we hit the grocery store to pick up supplies before heading back to enjoy a campfire. It will be nice to sleep inside, and not worry about the temperature or the possibility of rain. Much more relaxing than camping in a tent!
Those are great bargains! Good work. Glamping looks like fun.
It is all about how much you saved and those were some pretty great savings! Jealous! I think I would enjoy glamping very much.