Baseball wasn't the only thing that happened during my Boston trip. After my dad headed home my mom and sister arrived to spend a wonderful 36 hours in Boston! The first day we strolled the streets near Quincy Market and had Brunch at a wonderful Irish Pub. Then we made our way to the hop on hop off trolley. Although we just used it as a tour through the city. We ended our day of exploring with a cruise through the Boston Harbor.
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| Teaching the fam on how to ride the subway |
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On Day two in Boston we headed to the Aquarium because there no where better to have fun than when surrounded by sea creatures. Out of all my trips to Boston, I had never been to the Aquarium. It was a pretty cool aquarium. They use water right from the harbor and they have some local tide pool touch tanks. I also got to play with some stingrays and get to see some beautiful sea turtles that I had been missing in my life!
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| Sarah fails at photography skills |
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| Moon Jelly love |
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| Miniature Seahorses |
That afternoon we went on a whale watching cruise. Yes I know I see whales often...but it was a different ocean, and whale watches are relatively cheap out of Boston. Plus my sister had never been before and it was a beautiful day...so it was a win win. We headed out to Stellwagen Banks which is a major feeding ground near Cape Cod. We saw whales everywhere. We saw close to 40 just around our boat and then whales in every direction as far as you could see. These were mostly Humpbacks, although we saw a few Minkey Whales mixed in.There was bubble feeding, fluke slapping, breaching, pectoral fin waving,chin slapping, spy hopping, and lunge feeding. It was a perfect whale watching day. One of the best days on the water that I have ever had. As always with the whales, there were tears. There is just so much beauty and grace in the way a 90,000 lb animal can throw itself out of the water.
We were on the last boat out for the day and we were running late due to all the wonderful whale activity. So on the way back in we witnessed a beautiful sunset over the city. It was a great day...but it wasn't over yet. I still had a 4 hour drive to Connecticut.
That night I fell asleep to the sound of crickets and waves, a sound I have dearly missed. The next morning I woke up to a house full of love and friends I hadn't seen in a very long time! I saw off all of the bridesmaids and the bride to go get ready for the wedding. This left me with the boys for the rest of the morning with time for coffee and a walk on the beach. It had been 7 months since I had stuck my toes in the Atlantic ocean, and even though it was cold, it was great!
The rest of the day was spent at the wedding and the reception! I got to spend all day catching up with most of my best friends from college. We danced and ate until it was time for us to leave. Then we all headed back to the house we had rented. It was so nice catching up with friends who are all over.
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| Shannon and I |
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| Jen and I |
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| O Meg.... |
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| Photo booth time for the girls |
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| College friends for life |
That night all of the wedding party and friends came over to the house. We played cornhole, walked on the beach, listen to the waves, talked, and even got a little creative with glowsticks. Then next morning everyone was headed off to the airport. But there was time to get lunch with Jen and Alyssa. And I had the most wonderful Mexican food. I filled up on salsa, queso, and guacamole!
That afternoon I headed back to Boston with pit-stops at Target and Chickfila! And then then next morning I headed to the airport for a long day of traveling back to the airport. It was wonderful to get to spend time with family and friends in Boston. But I was ready to head back to my sleepy little fishing town!
Quote of the Post:
You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place...
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