Blogs from Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 133

Hi Everyone! Flight from Toronto was delayed, funniest part of this was the frequent announcements in the airport saying 'please keep control of your personal belongings'?! Like they are going to run away or start a riot or something. Slight concern when once we had boarded the Captain announced we were delayed because they had a mechanical problem with the plane but it was OK now!!! On arrival in Boston we were surprised and amused to find rows of rocking chairs lined up against the windows so you could sit and watch the planes, weird but cute. Got to hotel OK and it was actually better than it looked on the website (I was panicking a bit in case it was a repeat of the New York situation), really nice, in a nice area (couple of ... read more

Saturday my friend Bernie & I caught the 0830 commuter train into Boston which a round trip is $10.50 which sure beats driving into the city. It took about an hour from Franklin. When we arrived at the train station we purchased the trolley ticket which was a City View one. It was the one with less stops (8) than the other which at first I was dissappointed because we had originally wanted the one with more stops but this one ended up being fine. It also included a harbor cruise. We did that first since the weather was beautiful and sunny and it was supposed to rain later in the day. The last time I was in Boston it was raining & we stayed inside on the boat. It was the 1st stop off the ... read more

Instead of starting In Plymouth, the Geriatric Pilgrims have ended there. After a long drive from Acadia down the Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts coasts and through Boston we are now staying in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The locals call it the gateway to Cape Cod, which we hope to explore tomorrow. Before we left Acadia we went on a short walk up Flying Mountain to give us superb views along Somes Sound, the island’s fiord. During the journey here we diverted to Castine, a lovely town in a remote position on the end of one of the peninsulas we passed. It is particularly noted for the many fine houses situated there. ... read more

Motorhome News from North America 24 24th September - 3rd October 2006 New England in the Fall. The Hills are Alive! Rain came eventually as it does, moving us on for the long drive west, across-country through Bangor, Newport, Skowhegan, and Rangeley (in the general direction of Montreal). We drove for two hundred miles beside rising hillsides and cloud-swept mountains clad in the autumn colours of broad-leaved trees, each leaf a bold dot of oil on the canvas: the bronze of beech, yellow of birch on stark white stems, red of oaks, ash still green awaiting the first frost, poplar shimmering gold on rounded stems, bright edged sumac, and the fresh orange and reds of maples; holding back, tempting us to stay a while, tantalisingly balanced on the edge of flame. By the roadside Maine homes ... read more

I arrived in Boston later than planned, my flight from Newcastle to Heathrow was about an hour late arriving because of the "weather", but the plane flew right over central London so i managed to spot a whole host of famous landmarks (Parliment, Big Ben, That big white wheel thing, the new Wembley and also Arsenals new stadium), when we finally landed after about 45 minutes of circling above Heathrow there was a mad dash to the connecting flights area and a short bus ride to Terminal 4 where we discovered that our flight that was meant to be leaving at 4.30pm didn't even have a gate assigned to it yet! And when we all did board about an hour or so later we didnt actually take off for another 45 minutes because air traffic control ... read more