It only took us two and a half hours to drive here from Brunswick on the motorways. You have to pay a toll a few times but cost us about 6 dollars all in.

We took it easy and stopped for lunch at a crackle barrel restaurant, the first one this time in USA. We had a salad and I had lemonade.

We then went to the house in Concorde where ” the little Women” book was written and where Louisa Alcock lived for 20 years…Orchard House. We had a guided tour around the house and were told all about her life and the family she came from. There were 4 girls and their father was an educated and their mother a social worker.

They were in the fore front of anti slavery movement , treating black people as equals and helping them to escape slavery. The father taught black children in his school and let his own daughters be educated and to follow their dreams. So encouraged suffragette movement and also insisting black women had the right to vote. All this was ahead of thinking at the time and the family were very influencial in the community. There is much more to learn about them ask me if you’re interested in their philosophy and beliefs.

The house tour lived up to my dreams and I found it much more interesting than the tour of Anne of Greengables in PEI

Concord is steeped in history. It is where the American revolution began and the first recorded battle against the British.

This is the house of concords black heritageThe Robbins House – There are highlights about Brister Freeman, whose home was in the town forest …

I saw posters in houses saying ” black lives matter” from the black lives matter movement.
Well I was immersed in history today and really enjoyed stretching my mind.

To finish ill leave you with some photos from the Maine botannical gardens that we saw.

 

We will be home very soon now and whale watching tomorrow, hope we manage to see a whale!!! love and kisses xxx