As Alex and I sat in Miko's for breakfast (French toast for him, Egg beaters scrambled for me) we discussed what we would do for the day, and the subject of "Mighty Machines" came up (me: "we could watch two?" and he: "how about twenty!?") and then the discussion turned to his favorites, and the ones with ships in the harbor came up, and a spur-of-the-moment idea: why don't we go ride a ferry?
So off we went to Hingham, just on the chance that there might be one available, and magically, one was leaving in 15 minutes. I cannot tell you how excited he was! And when we got on, it was worth every bit of the long drive over, to see him so delighted. We went on top briefly, but it was cold (and no hat for Alex!) so mostly we stayed inside. From the airport to Boston we went on top again, just so he could get a good look at the planes coming in, and the water taxis, and beautiful tugs. Only one large container ship in, and a huge barge being pushed by an ocean tug.
The horn blasted and he got a little scared, and wanted to go back down, which we did. There was also a great "Rough Water!!" moment when we passed through the wake of another ferry.
All in all, a great adventure for both of us.
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| Here she comes!! (Pant pant) |
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| A rare "selfie" |
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| A beautiful day on the ocean. |
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I don't see Boston in this light very often.
I am also distressed that the ferry from Quincy has been discontinued.
That was my favorite way to get to the North End for dinner.
Ah, the romantic trips Susan and I have taken to "Mama Maria's" etc. |
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| Look how fast the water goes by! |
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| At the airport. |
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| There goes the other Ferry! |
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| What is better that tugboats |
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| That horn is loud!! |
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| Getting a little tired from all the excitement |
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| The Custom House, where Susan and I celebrated her 60th. birthday |
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| A huge ocean-going tug and barge |
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| I'm ready for lunch and a nap, now |
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