It was the first time I had seen highways in about two months! There is something about leaving the concrete jungle and seeing small towns and rest stops that is a bit comforting. The bus driver was 30 minutes late to pick us up, and she did stop at Burger King for 15 minutes (I guess she needed her whopper fix), but arriving an hour late, we finally made it to Boston.
We went on a whale watching cruise the next morning. We saw 20 whales during our expedition! It was so neat and relaxing.
Here Janelle and I our reenacting Titanic, one of our favorite movies. In the words of Billy Zane, "I Have a Child!"
The next day we went to the Mayflower and Plymouth Plantation. First of all let me say, Plymouth Rock is a let down. I was expecting it to be a great landmark, but it is not. Here is a pic. I am sorry if this crushes your visions of the discovery of America...I'm sorry. You need to know the truth.
However, the Mayflower and Plymouth Plantation were really cool. There were a lot of people dressed up pretending to live on the plantation or the Mayflower. I don't know why, but this kinda freaks me out. It is like I am in the Twilight Zone or something. Weird. Janelle and I had a lot of fun finding things that "weren't legit" during these visits. Here are a few.
Electricity on the Mayflower...not legit.
Pacifier at the Plymouth Plantation...not legit.
Cameron and Rolando at the Plymouth Plantation...not legit.
But overall it was great. Look at how intent Cameron and Rolando are listening to this guy talk about his life. I think he was supposed to be the town priest. I really can't remember.
On Sunday, we went into Boston to see the Boston Pops. While we were waiting for the show to begin, Janelle, Charissa and I explored the city.
Boston is a beautiful city (minus all of the Red Sox stuff EVERYWHERE).
Janelle and I even went to the Cheers Bar.
And maybe not everyone knew our name, but the guy next to us wouldn't stop talking to us. He was on a date with a Russian girl (who didn't speak English and he didn't speak Russian) so he just started talking to us. It was really weird. Janelle made me take a picture, so this is me with our truck driver friend and what we seemed to think was his mail order bride.
This was the first year that I actually enjoyed the fireworks show. It was really great! It was over the river. There were even people on their sailboats watching the show. I've decided the next time I go to Boston, I want to go sailing...preferably on the fourth of July so I can see the Fireworks.
It was such a great weekend. Janelle's family is wonderful! And I just love Janelle! She is a once in a lifetime friend. In the words of that little rascal Stimey, "You only make a once in a lifetime friend, ONCE in a lifetime."
-Han
