Thursday, September 13

Boston!

We had a great time in Boston.....
The Purpose of our trip was to see the Red Sox in Fenway Park. It was an experience. We had two rain delays and by rain I mean downpour......Megan kept saying I swam at Fenway.






grounds crew covering and uncovering the field.
(Pesky's Pole)
We had a great time and here is the "Sweet Caroline" Bo Sox anthem.


Other stuff we did:
 We walked the whole freedom trail...I know very un Call like, but hey we are in better shape that we have been in years.


 Bunker Hill 
The Boys went up the very steep 294 steps inside the monument as well

We attended the Boston LDS Temple. It was fun with all of us in attendance.
Our Sunday meetings were conducted by Bishop Daniel Ainge and since it was Ward Conference the Stake Pres. Ken Rollins (Former Dell CEO) was also in attendance.
They both spoke so it was like a fireside.



Saw the home of the New England patriots football team. Unfortunately they were playing an away game or we would have gone to there game as well.


 at the JFK Library

 This may or may not be 'the rock' according to history this was named the rock by a child of a Mayflower passenger about 100 years later. It is only a third of the original size.
 The Mayflower II a replica of the original.












 Who knew that there was a Cole's Hill in Plymouth. We knew that we were descendants of the Mayflower on the Cole and Call side of the family but this was a surprise.
 Cape Cod
We also went to Salem...just another old New England Town with lots of museums about witches and the House of the Seven gables. Concord and Lexington....not only to see the Battle Road - first fights in the Revolution, but also home to Louisa May Alcott, Nathanial Hawthorn and Ralph Waldo Emerson. In Waltham we went to the Museum of Industry. It was in the first factory in America and was very interesting and hands on. The factory went through several transformations from textile mill and bicycles, but in the end manufactured watches. If you have a Waltham watch you have a treasure. What a great trip.

MCC

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