Piscataqua is not a dirty word

On Sunday we started out the morning in Portsmouth at Friendly Toast. Jon had wonderful blueberry pancakes and I had the French toast. Probably the best French toast I have ever eaten. My mouth is watering thinking about it. The atmosphere was a lot like Lynn's Paradise Cafe in Louisville. (See pic of Jon with statue behind him). Our only complaint was the non-existent service. We had read the service was bad at Friendly Toast, but, wow, it was really bad. If we eat there again, which we might because the food was awesome, we will bring our own drinks.

Sunday afternoon we returned to Portsmouth for the harbor cruise. The cruise starts in the harbor on the Piscataqua River and makes a loop around the small islands off the shore. We saw submarines at the Naval shipyard, a couple of forts, whaleback lighthouse, and Wentworth by the Sea, an historic hotel.

The harbor has held significance throughout American history, and with a facility to build nuclear submarines it maintains its importance. During World War II, many German u-boats tried to enter the harbor to steal Naval secrets, some succeeded in entering.

We saw an old military prison, as well, where Walt Disney once served as a guard. No one ever escaped from the prison, and guards were told that if someone did escape on their watch the guard would have to finish out the sentence.

Toward the end of the tour, several helicopters flew over, which may have been Marine 1 carrying the President and Russian President Vladimir Putin who spent the weekend in Kennebunkport, Maine.