When we stay at an RV park, we often travel to the towns we wish to visit.  We take the truck if the distance is far, but if we can, we enjoy riding our bikes to venture out.  Rose Beach RV resort was very close to the beach.  After speaking with some of the guests, a suggestion was a visit to Rockport.

Rockport, MA, is located at the tip of Cape Ann Peninsula.  I loved visiting here—lots of quaint shops, restaurants, and home of the infamous Motif 1.  We walked through the town, searching for this building.  It sits at the Bradley Wharf, and its claim to fame is “the most often painted building in America.” We almost missed it.

On another day, we took a long bike ride leading us to the town of Amesbury.  Amesbury is small, and the day we went, it was relatively quiet.  They had a general store that offered an old-fashioned soda counter and various merchandise.  They also housed a vintage post office complete with individual brass boxes.  I haven’t seen one of those in a while. 

From there, we rode to Newburyport.  This town was busy!  As we entered the town center, we saw people strolling the sidewalks, stopping at an array of shops, or sitting in the town center people watching.  We decided to join them, enjoying our smoothies, and now we became one of the many others watching the people go by.  My favorite store was a shop selling various goods from England, and I ended up purchasing various English jams to use when I assemble my charcuterie boards  

It was a great day for a long bike ride!