COMMUNITY SERVICES EDUCATION Presents.... BOSTON, SALEM & MAINE’S ROCKY COAST FEATURING ACADIA NAT’L PARK, BAR HARBOR, BOOTHBAY HARBOR, GLOUCESTER, BOSTON POPS JUNE 5-12, 2015 ~ 8 DAY TOUR Via TOUR PACE ACTIVITY LEVEL Leisurely On the Go Low High ~DAY BY DAY ITINERARY~ TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Search out the elusive soul of New England – from Boston to Bar Harbor, from the lighthouses to the w Boston city tour with a local guide, Boston summit of Mount Battie, from the quaint seaside Pops performance and a harbor cruise to see towns to the wilderness of Acadia National Park. Boston Light and Harbor Islands Nat’l Park This week long journey travels from Boston to Mas- w On the “North Shore” visit Marblehead, sachusetts’ North Shore and continues along Maine’s Rockport and Gloucester – it was home to the sandy beaches in the south, to its craggy mountains Andrea Gail from The Perfect and rock bound coast in the north. See why this fabled coastline has attracted sailors, wealthy vaca- w Stay at three centrally-located hotels along tioners and famous artists as you explore the best of Maine’s rocky coast with sightseeing including Boston, Salem and Maine’s rocky coast. of Beacon Hill. Enjoy a guided walk through the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boston’s historic North End – “Little Italy” to Portland Head Light Boothbay Harbor, Camden Hills State Park, visit the Old North Church where two lanterns L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport, Portland were hung to signal Paul Revere that the British Head Light, “Nubble” Light in York, Ogun- were approaching by water. Time at leisure at quit, Kennebunkport and much more Quincy Market – famous for a wide variety of w Stay two nights in Bar Harbor with a guided ethnic food vendors, fine restaurants and a great tour of Acadia National Park and a naturalist- stop for New England mementos. This afternoon guided cruise on Frenchman Bay we’ll set sail on a delightful narrated cruise of Boston Harbor to see the Boston Light (the w Tour Salem to learn about the Salem Witch nation’s oldest continuously manned lighthouse Trials and the “Great Age of Sail,” and tour in the country), Harbor Islands National Park, the House of the Seven Gables wDAY 1 ~ ARRIVE BOSTONw Boston’s working port and examples of elegant FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Get ready for a spectacular journey! We will waterfront living. After time to freshen up at the w Nights 1-2 Embassy Suites Logan Airport meet at Los Angeles International Airport for our hotel we’ll enjoy an included dinner followed by nonstop flight arriving into Boston in the late a live performance of the world famous Boston Boston, MA afternoon. Our deluxe coach and local guide will Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall. Affection- w Boothbay Harbor Inn Night 3 be waiting to transport us to downtown Boston ately known as “America’s Orchestra,” the Boston

Boothbay Harbor, ME for a guided walk through Boston’s Public Pops is the most recorded and arguably the most w Nights 4-5 Bluenose Inn Garden – the oldest public botanical garden in beloved orchestra in the country since its founding Bar Harbor, ME the country and home to the famous swan boats. in 1885. (Breakfast, Dinner) w Nights 6-7 Anchorage by the Sea Then, enjoy an included casual and fun dinner Ogunquit, ME at Cheers (formerly the Bull & Finch), Boston’s iconic pub that inspired the hit television show, TOUR INCLUSIONS Cheers. Later, we arrive at our Boston hotel for w 7 Nights deluxe hotel accommodations a two-night stay. (Dinner) w 15 Meals – 7 dinners, 1 lunch, 7 breakfasts wDAY 2 ~ BOSTON, BOSTON POPSw w Services of a professional GTT tour director Following an included breakfast at the hotel w Comprehensive sightseeing with local guides this morning we are joined by our local guide w Roundtrip airport-hotel transfers (with pur- for a driving tour of Boston – the birthplace of chase of group air) American liberty. We’ll follow in the footsteps Acadia National Park w Transportation on a deluxe motorcoach of American history as we visit sights along the Freedom Trail including Boston Common, wDAY 3 ~ GLOUCESTER, BOOTHBAY HARBORw PER PERSON LAND PRICES the Bunker Hill Monument marking the first An included breakfast this morning before we Double $1,999 / Single $2,549  Deposit $300 battle of the American Revolution and the Old head north to ’s North Shore State House – site of the Boston Massacre. with our local guide. On Cape Ann we’ll tour *Roundtrip group airfare available from $495 p.p. See Boston’s diverse neighborhoods including Gloucester, America’s oldest fishing port and Travel Protection/Cancellation Plan – see reverse the Victorian townhouses and chic shopping in home to the Andrea Gale – the infamous fishing the Back Bay and the gas lit cobblestone streets boat that went down in . See the Fitz Henry Lane House, the Fisherman’s lighthouse in Maine. Commissioned by George RESERVATIONS Memorial and Ten Pound Island. We continue Washington and built in 1791 it makes for a GCC Community Services Education to Bearskin Neck in the harbor town of Rock- fantastic photo opportunity! Later we’ll arrive in (818) 240-1000 ext. 5015 or 5016 port with time to enjoy the shops, boutiques, Ogunquit and check in for a two-night stay at an http://seco.glendale.edu/cse/trips.html and restaurants on own. See Motif Number 1, incredible inn overlooking the ocean and adjacent a fishing shack known as “the most often-painted to the Marginal Way – the accessible cliff side 1122 East Garfield Ave. Glendale, CA 91205 building in America.” This afternoon we travel walk. Ogunquit is a quintessential New England Tour operated by Good Times Travel north to the seaside town of Boothbay Harbor port of tranquil coves and beaches that was once California Seller of Travel License #: 2018390-40 with an included dinner at the inn where we’ll a fishing and shipbuilding center, but now thrives stay overnight. (Breakfast, Dinner) on its picturesque beauty as a summer resort PAYMENT INFORMATION destination. An included dinner this evening at wDeposit due at time of booking to the address wDAY 4 ~ ROCKLAND, CAMDENw a local favorite. (Breakfast, Dinner) above (Good Times Travel will contact you for Following an included breakfast, we’ll visit the the travel protection and air option) Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens! These wDAY 7 ~ YORK, KENNEBUNKPORTw unique gardens include the Meditation Garden, After an included breakfast we’ll embark on a wGood Times Travel will invoice you for the the Rhododendron & Perennial Garden, the narrated driving tour of the southern coast of balance payment 6-8 weeks prior Forest Pond, and the Garden of the Five Senses Maine. In the quaint town of York we’ll make featuring plants designed to appeal to each a photo stop at the “Nubble” Light, one of the RAVEL ROTECTION / ANCELLATION T P C sense. We continue north to Rockland with most frequently photographed and painted light- Travel protection/cancellation insurance is time at leisure for lunch and shopping or a visit houses in Maine. In Kennebunkport we’ll make highly recommended for all multi-day tours. If to the Farnsworth Art Museum or the Maine a photo stop at the “Wedding Cake House” and travel protection has not been purchased, only Lighthouse Museum on own. This afternoon visit the Franciscan Monastery to experience the recoverable funds less a cancellation charge of we visit Camden Hills State Park and drive to peaceful grounds and unique architecture and $50 will be reimbursed once payment has been the peak of Mount Battie for sweeping views of shrines. We’ll see former President George H. made. Amount of reimbursement depends on Camden village, harbor, Penobscot Bay and the W. Bush’s summer estate on Walker’s Point. the date of cancellation. surrounding islands. We continue north along Enjoy time at leisure at Dock Square which is If travel protection has been purchased and you the coast arriving in Bar Harbor, the charming lined with restaurants, shops and galleries. This must cancel prior to departure or leave the tour village whose stone wall-lined and tree-covered afternoon a narrated harbor cruise with a local enroute for a reason approved by the insurance roads are surrounded by Acadia National Park. lobsterman who will take you out into the harbor company, you will receive a full refund (or par- After checking in to our premier hotel we’ll enjoy aboard his working boat for an authentic, hands- tial if enroute), minus the cost of the premium. an included dinner at a restaurant overlooking on experience. This afternoon is free to enjoy the Other benefits of travel protection include Frenchman Bay. (Breakfast, Dinner) many scenic opportunities in Ogunquit. This medical expenses for illness and injury, emer- evening enjoy an included Farewell Dinner at a gency transportation, and lost/stolen/damaged wDAY 5 ~ BAR HARBOR, ACADIA NAT’L PARKw local favorite. (Breakfast, Dinner) luggage. Pre-existing medical conditions are After an included breakfast we’ll embark on w w only covered if protection is purchased at the a narrated nature cruise of Frenchman Bay. DAY 8 ~ SALEM, FINAL FAREWELL time of deposit. See travel protection plan for Enjoy Maine’s coastal scenery as you cruise Following an included breakfast this morning we full details and exclusions. past waterfront mansions and Acadia National travel towards Boston. En route we’ll visit Salem Park. Your naturalist guide will point out any to tour the House of the Seven Gables, the only 17th century mansion remaining in New England, DEPARTURE INFORMATION seals, harbor porpoises, osprey or eagles. Fol- lowing time at leisure for lunch and browsing and the inspiration for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s This tour meets and departs from LAX in Bar Harbor we’ll be joined by a local guide novel. Following an included lunch in Salem for a driving tour of Acadia National Park. All we’ll embark on a guided driving tour of Salem SINGLE SHARE PROGRAM the beauty of Maine comes together in Acadia provided by a local guide. Hear the infamous Should a single traveler wish to take advantage of the National Park. Mountains, conifers, and wildlife story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and learn double price, tell us when making your reservation meet the ocean in a spectacle that, once seen, is of Salem’s illustrious role during the Great Age that you wish to have a roommate. We will provide never forgotten. This National Park – the oldest of Sail. Drive past the Witch House, one of the the contact information to others requesting a east of the Mississippi River, was at the turn of oldest dwellings in the . See the his- roommate and the two parties can determine if they the century, a gilded age summer colony for toric waterfront, and tour along Chestnut Street, would be a good fit and the price will be adjusted. millionaires such as the Vanderbilt and Astors. a showcase of grand antique houses, many built We’ll follow the 27 mile stonewall-lined and by sea captains and merchants during Salem’s LAND ONLY PRICES tree-covered Park Loop Road to see the soaring “Great Age of Sail.” Visit Marblehead, often granite cliffs and sweeping vistas that lend a called the “yachting capital of the world.” A stop We’ve listed land only rates with the optional special mystique to the area. This evening enjoy is included at Abbott Hall to view the original airfare price separately. You have the option an included traditional lobster bake at a local painting “The Spirit of 1776”. A late afternoon of taking advantage of our group discount or favorite. (Breakfast, Dinner) flight from Boston will have us arriving into Los making your own air arrangements. Generally Angeles this evening. Memories and images of air prices get higher as the departure date wDAY 6 ~ FREEPORT, OGUNQUITw your time along coastal New England indelibly approaches so it’s best to book early. Following an included breakfast this morning, we set in your mind. (Breakfast, Lunch) FURTHER INFORMATION / TERMS travel south to Freeport, home of the flagship L.L. Bean store and other upscale outlets. Enjoy See Good Times Travel catalog time at leisure to browse the shops. This after- or www.goodtimestravel.com noon we’ll see Portland Head Light, the oldest