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ooking forward
Hello Alex- Hope you have a good time in Scandinavia. Do you have a particular theme for your travels that you intend to emphasize (like history, or architecture or art or nature, etc.) or will you take it just as it comes? Hope you have a good time and looking forward to your travel entries. Sounds like you have a good bit of territory to cover, including a good bit of time on the seas. IN terms of accommodation, do you stay in hostels or just BandB's and hotels?

Let the Fun Begin!
Very exciting reading about your upcoming adventure to Scandinavia! As a matter of fact, I will be in Norway (for the second time) next month! I have been to Iceland and Denmark. I wish you a very exciting and safe trip, Alex!

A Nordic Adventure
Congratulations on setting off on another world adventure. Every time we head out we feel extremely grateful that we have the health and financial resources to explore. We are eager to hear how you like Norway as we have not been there. The Faroe Islands is one of our favorites and we've been to Iceland twice! Enjoy the thermal pools. Friends of ours just got back and they enjoyed riding the horses. I've studied your travel kit and it looks like you have everything you will need. We are so excited for you and will follow along closely. Be safe. Happy travels.

Always Impressive!
Alex, I never tire of reading your travel blogs, and I always find them impressive -- so well written, so easy and fun to read. AND, it's impressive to learn how much you've seen and absorbed on your travels. Though the places you've visited are not exactly in "my own backyard", I have never visited Connecticut or Massachusetts for any length of time. Having only been to Boston and a few other places in that state, there's still so much to see so I enjoyed the virtual tour with you. Same with seeing Hartford, etc, through your eyes. (Taking the free Yale bus -- inspired!) Can't wait to read you following entries!

Squiggly roads
That would be fun to drive on.

Oh... that wicked travel itch
So glad you are on the road again!... Keep it up all summer. Weekend day trips can be lots of fun. England and the U.S. are certainly intertwined in many ways. It is fun to track it down. I enjoyed your walk in Gravesend. Thanks for the history on the Sikhism.

Pocahantas...
Now for the rest of the story. My 10th great grandfather was Henry Rolfe, the brother of John Rolfe and brother in law of Pocahantas. When she died, Henry became the guardian of their son. Henry died in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 1 March 1642/3.

A Successful Trip
Glad you had such an enjoyable time in the New England area Alex. What a lot of buses you took back and forth to Plymouth! I think I would have preferred renting a car for the duration of the trip, although as you say that would have been very expensive. Your summer Scandinavian travels sound exciting, and I'm looking forward to reading all about them!

Glad you enjoyed your voyage.
Dave here.....have enjoyed your blogs and all your adventures in Boston and the surrounding areas. MJ and I have lived there as you know and enjoyed seeing it through your eyes. Looking forward to more travels! Cheers.

The Romance of Greyhound
Movies do make the Greyhound sound great and in the U.S. we are hesitant to ride it thinking only our sleazy citizens are riding it. We will consider it for the future and join the ranks of misfits. I'm thrilled you got in to see most of what you wanted to see in Salem. It is a cute town. No you probably would not like the Halloween commercialization. As you say the rock is important and deserves reverence. It is historic. I'd love to hear the stories of those who stepped on it! You've had great luck with buses, drivers and hotel locations. You are living a charmed life... so good to be on the road again. Although I didn't like reading about your walk along the highway.That is not safe in our country. I laughed as you were stocking up on Paul Newman's products. Whenever you run out I'll send you some!

Sad isn’t it
They should have protected it sooner. I guess it was Coon in the past years to chip a piece off and take it so there isn’t much left. It was a disappointment to see.