Blogs from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 53

The plane was delayed: the start of our adventure. But that was okay, because Nancy and I got some dinner at a surprisingly inexpensive restaurant right next to our departure lounge at Logan. I enjoyed hearing about Nancy's joys, frustrations, and challenges as an English and language arts teacher at John T. Reid Middle School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The late departure made it a little easier to nap on this red-eye flight, but we didn't sleep soundly; we only dozed between visits of the snack cart and play sessions with the high-tech Virgin Atlantic entertainment screens mounted to the seat backs. These included a "Journey" option with which we tracked our flight progress over the Atlantic. We had set our watches ahead at the start of the flight so that time seemed sort-of normal when we ... read more

Days 67-72: Obfuscator writes - Monadnock State Park was fairly pretty in the morning light, but there was little to see without doing a lot more hiking, and we didn't have the time for that. We got moving, and decided how to spend our day before we were due to arrive in Boston. A site in our atlas caught our eyes, which was America's Stonehenge. America's Stonehenge is a large and and fascinating site. Apparently after many years of study, they've figured out that this massive formation of standing stones is about 4000 years old. Theories about its uses vary wildly, but there seems to be strong evidence that it is built with astronomical significance, much like the Incan temples, or the more famous Stonehenge. It also has what could be a sacrificial alter (complete with ... read more

Today it was cold and rained. We went and Robyn shopped for a while on Newbury St. Then we got a hot apple cider at our favorite cafe, Espresso Royal Cafe! I had wanted to tour the Sam Adam’s factory so we headed up there on the T. We were afraid we weren’t going to make the last tour but to our astonishment we did make it, but they were so booked up that they didn’t have another tour until 4:30PM (a full hour and a half later). So Robyn took my photo in front of some memorabilia in the lobby and we split. We didn’t have time for that shenanigans. We had a show to catch. We grabbed a clam chowder at Legal Seafood because I had read that it was the best in town, ... read more

Our first day in Boston; Robyn and I made our way on the T to Harvard Square. After a bite at Grendel’s Den, this Beowulf made his way around the beautiful Harvard campus taking photos of the arbors which were positively bursting with colour. Robyn and I got off early and took a walk down Newbury St. We got an ostentatiously tasty apple cider at Espresso Royal Cafe. Then we made our way back to Fenway through one of the parks of the Emerald Necklace. The Boston Redsox won the world series just Sunday and there was much ado around the stadium. Robyn and I stopped by to peer at the players leaving the stadium. A mob of avid fans stood around cheering on the players as they exited the stadium in their big black SUV’s. ... read more

THE LIVIN END Jefferson 42 Oct 25th. Boston, MA Capt. Vitto owner of M/Y "The living End" once more is bringing his boat SOUTH FOR THE WINTER. Every year for the last decade he has spent the summer up north in the East Coast of the US and during winter he returns south to Florida and the Caribbean in his S/V “Volare”. This winter it’s going to be his first time in “The Living End” a 42” twin screw Jefferson that he acquired last May. He posted an online ad looking for crew. Ximena responded and a few days later she was landing in Boston, MA. While Vitto did the last provisioning Ximena figured her way by bus and subway to the USCG REC in Boston, Ma. She just finished a few maritime training courses and ... read more