Monday, August 6, 2007

Conway, NH: A few clouds rolled in this morning and then it started raining, then pouring, so after putzing around here this morning we headed out to Conway to check out the movie times and buy a couple of “chairs in a bag”. The traffic into Conway was horrendous. What in the world is going on we thought? First we thought we’d check the movie times. After getting turned around a couple of times we finally found the theatre in the local “mall” which consisted of a J. C. Penny, a Chinese restaurant, and the cinema. Mike pulled up front and I dashed in through a downpour threading my way through a bunch of kids and then realized there was nothing showing for anyone over 10 years of age. Dashed back to the truck and we headed to the L. L. Bean store. More horrible traffic. Finally get there and parked and slogged through a flooded parking lot into the store which was packed with people. By now we’re hating this town and everyone in it. Left there and headed to the Walmart which was relatively quiet. Got our chairs and decided to find a nice, quiet restaurant and have several drinks and a late lunch. Come to find out, Conway has every outlet known to man. People come from all over to shop here in this tiny town. After lunch (and several drinks) we decided to take a look at the next campground we’re planning to stay after we leave here. It’s on a scenic highway (two-lane road actually) which runs through the middle of the White Mountain National Forest along the Swift River. A beautiful drive. The Swift River is a beautiful boulder-strewn river which is not navigable—except by canoe or kayak in high water only. A couple of gorges and water falls. The first campground you come to is the “Covered Bridge” campground which we can’t get into because you have to cross the river on a historic covered bridge and we’re too high to clear. We’re planning on staying at the Jigger Johnson campground which we checked out and is very nice. Again, no hook-ups. Back to the camper and some Excedrin to quell this headache. Hangover?