Boston Area

We moved from Cape Cod to just outside Boston so we could be closer to explore Boston and the upper part of Massachusetts.  We are staying in Littleton which is about 30 miles from downtown Boston.

Our first adventure was getting our rig into the space at the RV park.  The park we are staying at is beautiful set amongst some very large trees.  The roads are very narrow and the space we were assigned was a blind back-in site.  It required backing between two trees up a small hill.  Fortunately the campground host escorted us to the site then guided me in with backing directions.  It would have been very difficult to get into the spot without his assistance.  Once we were in I had to check to see if the slides would clear the two trees.  We just made it.

In between some major rain storms we have been able to get some sightseeing in.  We took a scenic drive up to Cape Ann which took us through some small New England towns that take you back in time.  We had lunch at little restaurant in Rockport, MA then made our way to Salem (the witch town).

A view of the harbor and town of Gloucester.

We were surprised with the size of Salem.  It is a fairly large city and very busy which made it a little difficult for us to find a parking spot for our large truck.  They have set up a line on the sidewalk you follow that takes you to all the major sights of the city.  It was about an hour and half walking tour.  The disappointment is that only one structure, the judges house, remains from the famous witch trials. 

Fran was caught and punished!

The only structure that remains.  Dates back to 1630.

Pretty cool, they have a statue for the TV show Bewitched.

Yesterday, Monday, we made our way into Boston.  We made two stops for the day.  The first was the JFK Library and Museum.  This continues our plan to see all the presidential libraries.  The library sits near the campus of the University of Massachusetts on  Columbia Point.  The view is spectacular as is the library building.  We were disappointed with contents of the museum as it seemed to be lacking any real substance, but it was still interesting.

View of Boston across the bay from the library.

Library and museum

JFK’s favorite sailboat.  He got it when he was 15 and sailed it his entire life.

Our second stop was a tour of Fenway Park.  It can be very costly to see a baseball game at Fenway so this is the next best alternative.  For $16 they take you into the stands, onto the “Green Monster”, along the upper deck, into the media room and end at the Red Sox museum.  I would highly recommend this tour, it was informative and fun.

The “Green Monster”

The stands

View from the press box

I have been to Wrigley Field and now Fenway Park, the two oldest parks in baseball.  I would have to say the Red Sox’s have done it right.  The park has been totally upgraded but has the old time feel and history to it.  Wrigley has been upgraded but not to this extent.  The coolest thing they did at Fenway was to add seats to the top of the “Green Monster”.  These have to be the best seats in baseball.  They are in such demand that they hold a lottery each year for the seats.  They get a list of over 100,000 people trying to get just 4 tickets for one game in these seats at $165 per ticket!

We are in this area for the rest of this week then into Maine for two weeks before we begin a 5 week tour through eastern Canada.