The labor shortage is alive and well in New Hampshire as we tried to eat breakfast at the Littleton Diner, but it was closed due to the labor shortage. We ended up eating at McDonald’s. While getting gas I managed to spill gas on my jeans (blaming it on the stream not cutting off automatically. So I had to change my jeans in the gas station restroom.

The Old Man of the Mountain was a stone outcropping on a New Hampshire mountain. It had the appearance of a profile of an old man, but sadly it collapsed in 2003. The view point shows where it once was.

Afterwards we drove through the Kancamagus Highway through some beautiful scenic views. And it seems that everyone else was there too as the parking lots were crowded (on a Thursday). We were fighting for parking spaces much of the time. We managed to get some view views of the river gorge.

Next was to find lunch. We were in North Conway and decided on Taco Bell. It was cheap and easy. We ate at a nearby park.

Next was onto Crawford Notch State Park for some colorful views of the mountains and hills. We even saw Mt. Washington covered in clouds at the summit.

We ate at Wicked Burger, a niche restaurant. I ordered a burger with bleu cheese, but whatever sauce they put on it was not all that good and overwhelming. We tried to get Ben and Jerry’s Ice cream at the local shop, but they were closed. So we ended up going to Wal-mart to get their ice cream there.

Next for our last full day we will drive along the New Hampshire coast.