One of the structures at Mystic Seaport.
Sitting out the rain on Hanover Street in Boston.
We are in Plymoth and that is a replica of the Mayflower.
A restored Mill in Sandwich on Cape Code.We left New York and drove to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. We got there later than we had planned on but still had time to look around. Interesting place with a warm staff who seem immersed in their avocation. They played music and sang sea shanties. One of those places we all would return too. That was the refrain of each day. Too much to see in the time we had on this visit.
After leaving Mystic Seaport and Groton, CT we made our way to the Cape Cod. What a lovely area to visit. The northern shore is picturesque. Along the way we met some nice people and had a great lunch. We drove around and spent time in Chatham shopping in the small stores. Beth walked out and put her foot in the water. What a brave woman given how cold the water is there.
The next day we rode the subway into Boston. Our plan was to walk the Freedom Trail. It was "snotty" in Boston as an unseasonable Nor-easter was making its way through. We had to hide in an Italian restaurant from the rain, tough place to hide because of the calorie intake. We did dry off enough to continue on our way to the subway and visit Jeff, Glen's friend in Cambridge. He had a house full of people as it is graduation week for all the colleges in the Boston area. It was nice to meet him after hearing so many things about him from Beth.
On our way back to New Jersey Thursday we stopped in Salem. Didn't see any witches but when we hit the traffic in New York I thought I was cursed. One hour to go ten miles. Finally made it to the subway stop and rode to Times Square one last time. Eat at Carmine's on 44th. Ask Beth about the size of his portions. We were having such a good time we didn't get to our hotel until midnight.
OH, good, there you are. You hadn't posted for a while, I was wondering where you had been hanging out.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to meet, Jeff. Where Tara and the boys there too?
I did that Freedom Trail thing a few years ago and also ate at an Italian restaurant. There were a bunch of them. Too bad about that weather!
Cindi and I went to the Mystic Seaport thing in September 2001. We met a lady, doing the part of a 1600s immigrant from Wales with the surname Davis. This was interesting as Beth's forebears were Davises, immigrating from Wales in 1647.
Did you also know that the Amistad ship replica from this port was used in the Stephen Speilberg film of the same name.
Sounds like you are having mostly a good time. Stay safe and dry.
Yes, Tara, Zach and Ezra were there, too. We felt bad about dripping all over their nice floors...but I was glad we made the trek out to their place. I was also glad my $3 Times Square unbrella withstood the elements. It just wasn't very effective when the rain was "falling" horizontally;-)
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