Copley Inn
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Freedom Trail
... grave (b/c apparently a pirate named John Lambert is buried there), but since no swashbuckling historical pirate reenactor was nearby, we accidentally missed that one. (Side note: there were some historical reenactors at other sites, hence the random swashbuckling pirate comment)
Our next stop was the Boston Common, which is peppered with lots of military memorials and scenic walkways. After breezing by ...
Rock Me Like A Hurricane
... in San Francisco for Halloween. The hostel had a few activities going on in the kitchen which was fun. There was loads of candy and cider and I spent well over an hour gutting and carving an enormous pumpkin. I used a stencil but accepted all compliments from strangers who thought I was some kind of pumpkin carving genius. According the hostel staff, candles are a fire hazard so the only way we could actually see the end result of my lit pumpkin was to drop an iPhone inside with ...
You say you want a revolution.....well...
... exhausted! The trail visits lots of important sites throughout Boston relevant to the revolution, and with the aid of my trusty $7 guide book I learnt loads about it. It was a fascinating period of history. I visited the site of the Boston massacre, Paul Revere's house, a few more spooky graveyards, the super swanky neighborhood of Beacon Hill and finally then monument to the battle of bunker hill. I climbed the 294 steps to the top and was rewarded ...
Maui and Oahu
... Once at the beach area you launch your kayak into a canal and paddle toward the ocean. There is a sandbar so you must get out of the boat, pull the kayak over the sand and then finally into the ocean. There was not very heavy surf the day I went, but you must time your kayak launch around the waves or you’ll get thrown around and/or the boat can smash into you. They recommend pulling the tandem kayaks over the sand from the stern as opposed to the ...
Boston - Freedom Trail
... so freeway traffic was intolerable and we only made it as far as Manchester, New Hampshire - tomorrow we will head east to the coast again to Portsmouth, NH then Portland, Maine.
Amazing how small the New England States are - we left Boston and were in NH in less than an hour, then tomorrow it will only take us about 35 min to get over to the NH/Maine border, and another 45 min to get up to Portland, Maine.
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