Boston and New Hampshire

This post is going to cover a couple of days...they are running together and it is hard for me to remember what we did which day. Also, what day it is.

We left the New York area on Saturday morning and drove towards Boston. Sara was a champ at driving through New York. We stayed in Newton, Mass., which worked out really well as the hotel was next door to the T station. That afternoon we caught the train into Boston (we could take that particular station straight into the Government Center stop) and went to Fanuiel (sp) Hall and Quincy Market. We ate dinner at Quincy Market where mom got her fish and chips. Then we caught the train back to Newton. Going in, we were on the train that was taking fans to the Red Sox game as that particular train passed by Fenway Park.

This morning we left the hotel at 8 a.m. then took the train back into Boston to take a Duck Tour. We had planned to take the 9 a.m. tour but didn't get on one until 10:30. It was a very interesting tour and on Sunday morning, they didn't have to deal with the Boston traffic. By the time we got back to the car it was 1:30.

From there we headed towards New Hampshire and Maine by way of Glouster, Mass. We went through Glouster so we could see the coastline, etc., but it was raining so hard we didn't get to see much and didn't get out of the car.

From there we traveled up north and stopped at a little shop in Ipswich (sp), Mass., and I got my fresh lobster dinner. Sara had one too and the guy/waiter/owner graciously got it all cracked up, etc., so all we had to do was eat it and make a big mess, which we did.

Then it was on to New Hampshire and Maine, both new states for Becky, Mom and me. We decided to spend the night in Portsmouth, N.H., because the traffic going back south was backed up for miles. I guess everyone was going back home from their weekend trips.

The last three days we have not travelled as many miles as we had planned so, since we have around 2,000 miles still left to travel we have decided to skip the Niagara Falls part of the trip.

The picture that I have posted to this blog is what New Hampshire trees look like. Not really, I just saw on the beach where someone had made a sea weed tree and decided to pull your chain.

Becky and I both stood in the Atlantic Ocean today, a first for both of us. I will try to upload some slides for the slideshow so check back when you get a chance.

PS - Mom/Ninny has been a real champ on the trip. We've drug her all over the place, in fact, if her knee didn't make it hard for her to navigate steps, she'd be leaving us in her dust!!

That's all for now, later.