When my wife said she wanted to get a timeshare week in North Conway NH, I was just a little concerned. She’s an inveterate shopper and pretty persnickety when it comes to buying, so I envisaged a horror week of shopping, shopping, shopping. To help me out, she promised only to shop for three days of the full week we planed to be away.
I was working in Washington so we drove up to New Hampshire on the Friday. Now, there is an adventure, to drive the eastern seaboard, via New York City, on a Friday. It wasn't until we were deep into New Hampshire that traffic cooled a little.
We arrived at our timeshare accommodation in the White Mountains and the spectacular autumn colours quickly made us forget the hassle of getting there. We get colours in the Laurentians, around our home in Ottawa, Canada, but New Hampshire's are equally exciting.
The first day we walked to a number of outlets to see what was available. Well, let me tell you, after seeing what North Conway had to offer, you couldn't get me out of the shops. We shopped until we dropped, all right, for six days. And I am happy to say that even with the low Canadian dollar at the time, the bargains were really bargains. We are going back this September for a second go.
Lest you think it is only a shopping trip, New Hampshire is one of our favourite outdoor spots as well. We enjoyed the fresh air, the quiet countryside, the relaxed pace, and the friendly people. The fact that there is no state sales tax didn't hurt either.