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Skip · 05-26-2008, 08:50 PM

At nearby Ossipee Lake it looked more like a casual mid-week situation. The light scattering of boats didn't even equate to a normal weekend, much less a beautiful holiday weekend.

Also of interest was my trip home today from West Ossipee to Dover at the noon hour. There was moderate southbound traffic with no backups at the lights at 25 or at the infamous 153 intersection in Wakefield. Of particular surprise was the light traffic coming from Winni at the Route 11/Spaulding merge in Rochester. The only delay I experienced was 5 to 10 minutes due to the construction widening on the Spaulding just north of the tolls. And yes, absolutely no lines or delays at the tolls and once the Spaulding opened to two lanes it was smooth sailing the rest of the way.

I did get a good chuckle later when I tuned in Channel 9 at 6 and was informed of the overwhelming number of tourists that supposedly swarmed the area. I am very familiar with Hampton Beach and chuckled at their tapes showing a good showing on the sand but still plenty of room for bathers, and their sidewalk clips looked like a midweek crowd, not the jam packed throngs that have inundated that area in years past.

But hey....no one knows NH like the good folks at WMUR!

05-26-2008, 08:50 PM	#5
Skip Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 256 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts	Ossipee Lake boating/tourism also way off.... At nearby Ossipee Lake it looked more like a casual mid-week situation. The light scattering of boats didn't even equate to a normal weekend, much less a beautiful holiday weekend. Also of interest was my trip home today from West Ossipee to Dover at the noon hour. There was moderate southbound traffic with no backups at the lights at 25 or at the infamous 153 intersection in Wakefield. Of particular surprise was the light traffic coming from Winni at the Route 11/Spaulding merge in Rochester. The only delay I experienced was 5 to 10 minutes due to the construction widening on the Spaulding just north of the tolls. And yes, absolutely no lines or delays at the tolls and once the Spaulding opened to two lanes it was smooth sailing the rest of the way. I did get a good chuckle later when I tuned in Channel 9 at 6 and was informed of the overwhelming number of tourists that supposedly swarmed the area. I am very familiar with Hampton Beach and chuckled at their tapes showing a good showing on the sand but still plenty of room for bathers, and their sidewalk clips looked like a midweek crowd, not the jam packed throngs that have inundated that area in years past. But hey....no one knows NH like the good folks at WMUR!