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"Four More Years!"
So I woke up today with the news of an Obama victory, most of Massachussets are happy with this as Romney used to be their Governor and by all accounts didn't do a very good job of it. There were one or two disappointed faces today but that's to be expected, we don't all share the same political view points. So with the Metro in my hands (see picture) I headed off on the Red Line from Downtown Crossing to ...
Move to Homeswap
... by two grey cats who allow us to join them, it is their place after all. Go for exploration and coffee at recommended cafe just around the corner. Cafe a sort of organic new age place but good coffee. Early bed and a few drugs for still very sore ...
Maui and Oahu
... cream and lilikoi butter sauce with mashed potatoes, then macadamia nut tiramisu for dessert. After dinner I walked over to the Westin Moana Surfrider for their entertainment. Then I perused the shops at the Royal Hawaiian Center.
Tuesday I got up at 7am. I had a 9am surf lesson booked at Ty Gurney Surf School. I arrived there at 8:40am in order to pay up. They provide rash guards for your use. My instructor was Joey and we walked across ...
Fon Arrives
Jerry, Derrell and I went to the airport to meet Fon. She arrived in Boston around 3:30 in the afternoon. We took the bus to the airport we were told by the locals here that no one drives to the airport. I believe them! The traffic is crazy the further you go ino Boston and the bus ride was about 20 to 30 minutes from the parking lot. It was a little spendy $22.00 round trip per person but money well spent.
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It's Been Wicked Beantown...
... North Church in the North End. P chose North End (yes, we spent a lot of time in the North End this trip!). We stopped and walked through Fanueil Hall and Quincy Market along the way and we got trapped in the farmers market for a bit before crossing over into Boston's Italian district. (Farmer's market in MA is a lot different from CA, I think the "farmers" in MA are just distributors whereas the farmers market at home you are ...