Blogs from Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 3

We took the train from New York to Providence, RI. We walked from the train station to Avis where we had reserved a car. After picking up our car we drove one and a half hours to Hyannis. We checked into the Sea Coast Inn which is just a few blocks from the port and downtown Hyannis. After checking in we walked to Spanky’s Clam Shack for a great seafood dinner. After dinner we walked down Hyannis Main Street and checked out the shops. Our first full day in Cape Cod we drive to Provincetown. Provincetown is at the northern tip of Cape Cod. Provincetown is the site of the Mayflower landing in 1620. The town is called P-town by locals is a haven for artists, lesbians and gay men. The town was full of tourists ... read more

Woke up this morning; both of us parched. We need to drink some more water before heading to bed….last night “I” kept a water bottle next to me to sip on when I woke up in the night (Shelley will do the same tonight). I decided on trekking over to the main lodge which wasn’t far away to have a shower in the facilities there. Shelley braved it and remained here in the RV to try out the shower stall here. She’s just finishing now, so we’ll get a report soon. My shower was in the men’s washroom and change area located beside the pool. Camp staff were cleaning the ladies area, but the men’s was free for me to start using. They have those combo stalls; an area with a large overhead shower head separated ... read more

Woke up this morning; both of us parched. We need to drink some more water before heading to bed….last night “I” kept a water bottle next to me to sip on when I woke up in the night (Shelley will do the same tonight). I decided on trekking over to the main lodge which wasn’t far away to have a shower in the facilities there. Shelley braved it and remained here in the RV to try out the shower stall here. She’s just finishing now, so we’ll get a report soon. My shower was in the men’s washroom and change area located beside the pool. Camp staff were cleaning the ladies area, but the men’s was free for me to start using. They have those combo stalls; an area with a large overhead shower head separated ... read more

This morning we woke up and prepared breakfast - fried eggs on brioche toast with Swiss cheese. Shelley made her tea, and I brewed up some Chock Full ‘O Nuts coffee that I had bought at Walmart the night before. With breakfast done, we turned our attention to getting the RV ready for our trip from our campsite to park it up at the Ferry Terminal in Hingham, Massachusetts. The parking lot was huge and cost $2.00 bucks to park for the day. We took the ferry across the harbour from HIngham to Boston landing right at the edge of downtown…steps away from the Quincy Market. We had Maggie in her backpack carrier and she loved being able to come with us. Today is Maggie’s 1st birthday, so she spent it in style. From the ferry, ... read more

Dear All Greetings again from London, writing up my fifth blog entry on my travels through New England. This time I'm writing about my very off-the-beaten track journey through the peripheral parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts. I wasn't exactly on the international travellers' track before either, but this time I felt that I was certainly making my own trail through the region. I loved every minute of it! On the Tuesday morning I left the swish apartment in New Haven's classy East Rock district, and caught a cheeky ride on the Yale University student shuttle bus into New Haven town centre. I figured with my youthful looks (!) and posh English accent, I could pass as a Yale Grad student, and it worked! Although after asking the bus driver whether he went to New Haven Green, ... read more