NYC to Maine - Late July early August

[shocks]

Youngest daughter is work in Maine this summer,

Mrs and I will pop over and thought of road trip from NYC > Mystic > Newport >Salem > Portland > Bar harbour
(she is working in Denmark, Maine - near Portland)

Any recommendations for :

- Fast car hire; can do the usual enterprise / six / Avis but thought I'd see if there were more muscle or specialist recommendations

- Places to stay

- Foodie / Cool things to go do

TIA

[nvubu]

For car hire I've tried twice now to get a Dodge Challenger, but each time I've ended up with something different. 1st time was a Ford Mustang, 2nd the biggest truck they had (just for a change). Both times with Alamo. I'll try again this year, but do not expect to get one.

Do not rent from Budget at JFK - we had a 3 hour wait to get a vehicle there.

Wherever we stay I always make sure it has a pool, preferably outdoor in the summer.