On to Boston!

Dear my faithful blog readers,

As you know, I am terribly behind in my posts due to multiple games, major cities, many miles and limited time. I should add we are having a terrific time.   I will try to get back on track!

Saturday, May 23

Day 46

We got up at 5 and left quietly, we hope without waking the dog. We traveled through 7 states to get to Boston and paid $46.00 in tolls and that was with rejecting the last stretch of toll roads which was undoubtedly stupid as we were delayed for well over an hour. We westerners are simply not used to paying to drive unless we cross bridges. It probably is a good way to fund road repair but some of the toll roads were the worst roads we have traveled on. One stretch of about 5 miles had enormous potholes that you could lose a tire in. Go figure. With a few stops, it took us 9 hours to get to Boston. We read about the historic Fenway on the way. We were happy to arrive in Cambridge at our next hosts home, Janet and John. We decided to go out for a walk after meeting them and bringing in our stuff and wandered the neighborhood. There is a large Portuguese population in their section of Cambridge with a restaurant that they recommended. We went back to their house for wine and snacks and got acquainted. They are very interesting people, both had served in the Peace Corps in Senegal and still go to Senegal annually. Janet is the founder of Intercultural Dimensions, Inc and arranges cultural experiences that are tailored to an individuals interest for 5 people in sunny Senegal in January. Their next trip is actually in January of 2017 as she is taking a year off. Visit www.interculturaldimensions.org for details. John was a poverty law attorney and now does pro bono work for people needing political asylum. It is an honor to meet these two people who have spent their lives helping people. John's very interesting blog can be found at http://john-hand.blogspot.com They also told us how they like to travel with their bikes visiting various Rails to Trails routes. Janet and John had a dinner engagement so we ventured out and had dinner at Za that offered gourmet pizza and salads.

Boston along the Charles River

Sunday, May 24

Day 47

We got up early and went to 7:30 mass at St. Paul's Catholic church right near Harvard. There were very few people at the service but they were having the baccalaureate Mass for Harvard later at the 11:00 service. The priest was busy after the service so we were unable to talk to him about Unbound. After Mass we walked around Harvard. They were setting up for graduation, hanging banners, setting up chairs for the festivities. We returned to Janet and John's for a terrific breakfast and then headed out toward historic Fenway.

St. Paul's Cathedral

Preparing for Harvard graduation

Harvard