Jun 14, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts

Had a nice day in Boston. Rode the guided tour "Old Town Trolley" system. You could get off at any stop, spend time, and then get back on any bus and continue the tour! It was very convenient! Toured the USS Constitution. It is the oldest actively commissioned Navy vessel. Built in 1774-1775! Nicknamed "Old Ironsides" Never lost a battle.

Jun 10, 2013 - Boston, MA (Hingham)

It was very overcast when we left for Boston this morning. We parked near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, which are 2 well know spots for locals and visitors in the heart of downtown Boston. Quincy Market has more than 50 shops, 14 restaurants and 40 food court spots. We got tickets for the hop-on/hop-off town trolley. But before getting on the trolley, I needed to find a pottie. Well, it couldn't have been in a better place; right next to the replica of the Cheers bar, my all-time favorite TV series!!!! And, of course, you had to go...

Jun 9, 2013 - Tom's River, NJ to Hingham, MA

It was sunny when we woke up this morning and we were glad because we had a long driving day, 320 miles. We usually only go about 200-250. As we were approaching New York, we could look across the Hudson River and see the skyline, including the Freedom Tower, 1776 feet tall. WOW, what a huge building. I think it's the 3rd tallest building in the world. As we were going over the George Washington bridge, we happened to look up and saw what looked like President Obama's 3 Marine helicopters. We'd seen them in DC and were pretty sure these...

Jun 7, 2013 - Boston, Portsmouth, NH

Leaving RI behind I head toward Boston, MA with rain coming down very heavy at times, I stopped at the USS Constitution (old iron sides) the oldest commissioned warship ship in the world launched October 21 1797. Still has a active duty crew of the US Navy, took a tour on board nice even with the rain. Then back on the road heading to Portsmouth, NH with the rain still coming down, next stop was at Portsmouth The USS Albacore SSN 569 this was a research submarine the prototype for the nuclear subs, Spent the night here in NH.

Jun 6, 2013 - Braintree, MA (Boston)

6/6/13, Thursday We stopped in Plymouth, MA on our way to the Boston area. This is the home of Plymouth Rock where the Pilgrims (supposedly) first set foot in America. As we now know it was the second place. This is a really neat town!! The main street is right along the water and all the shops and restaurants look out over the water. We walked through the Mayflower gift shop and picked up a couple of Christmas ornaments. Unfortunately the Mayflower II was not in port as it is in drydock for repairs. But we enjoyed walking around the town....

Jun 5, 2013 - Cape Cod

After spending the night in NH headed out by freeway through Boston and on toward Cape Cod and the next stop on my journey Ptown (Provincetown) had a lot of traffic heading south from Boston so took a short side trip to Plymouth. Here is the landing place of the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock 1620 walked about the site before heading on to ptown. A long drive around the cape to Ptown got checked into my room then off exploring the town and to get some dinner, this lobster just jump out at me saying eat me, so I did lmao it was quite good. then...

Jun 5, 2013 - Sturbridge, MA

Today Clarence and I zigged when we should have zagged and ended up going about 40 miles out of our way. Fortunately we realized it as soon as we made the mistake and we told the other two to go the right way. Turned out the way we went was less traffic but more tolls! I guess that is why it had less traffic. Our friends, Terry and Doug, joined us today at the campground. We have traveled with them on caravans before and it was great to see them again. Irene fixed us all a great roast beef dinner in the crock pot.

Jun 5, 2013 - 1st Day to Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Today we drove 355 miles to Yogi Bear Jellystone RV Park in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. We had great weather and sunshine all the way. It is here we met up with our friends that were traveling up from Florida. Clarence and Sandy live in Yulee, Fl., Adlai and Irene live in Jacksonville and Jim Martin(who lives in Oregon)drove up with them from Florida. Adlai and Irene hit a deer yesterday and really smashed in the front on their Allegro Bay motorhome. The deer went all the way under the motorhome and under the truck they tow. Needless to say,...

Jun 4, 2013 - Dennisport, MA

6/4/13, Tuesday 6/4/13, Tuesday From Mystic, CT, we drove through Rhode Island in an hour passing through Providence at the tip of Narragansett Bay. Then we passed into Massachusetts on our way to Cape Cod. We stayed in Dennisport, MA, not quite half way up the Cape. Campers Haven RV Resort was a nice park with the Atlantic Ocean and a beach just across the street. We met some nice people there and got some good recommendations for places to see and eat. One was the Marathon Restaurant, owned by a Greek couple. The food was good and...

May 27, 2013 - The Berkshires

Had a bit of drive today from rhode island to stockbride a quiet leafy town in an area they call the berkshires. On the way we visited mass mocca a contemporary art museum situated in old industrial buildings. Some of it not to my taste but we did see a pair of enormous phoenixes made by a chinese artist, they where spectacular. We are staying in the red lion tonight an old 17th century inn. Its got to impressive lions outfront and a resident cat called simon who followed us to our room. Visited the norman rothwell art mueseum,very...

May 23, 2013 - cape cod

We caught the fast ferry over to Nantucket today. An hour trip on a hydrofoil. Ginny felt a bit queasy on the way! Arriving on the ferry we had a perfect view of the harbour and golden beaches. A lovley place very quaint and lived up to expectations. Nice and warm. We had a relaxing day walking on the beaches. Lots of shops and places to eat,everyone gearing up for the holiday weekend.

May 21, 2013 - 1st full day in Boston

We were up early this morning looking for somewhere for breakfast and found a lovely local cafe. We had coffee and their breakfast bagels,yum yum. This isn't a holiday for losing weight.After brekkie we walked into central Boston and visited Boston common a lovely park with the famous swan boats. As Ginny hasn't got her walking shoes yet we took a bus tour of the Boston to get a feel for the city which included a harbour cruise.