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I had a doctor's appointment in Boston. (Aren't there any ENTs in VT?)

I had promised my granddaughter a shopping trip for her 17th birthday (which was in June) so a trip to Boston seemed like a good way to cash that one in.  We left on Sunday and stopped at the Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester before tucking in for the night.  Oh, yeah we had dinner at the Lobster Boat in Merrimack -- lobster rolls and French fires.  We like our lobster rolls Connecticut style, butter instead of mayo, and they accommodated.  It was a very good restaurant with everything tasting and smelling very fresh.

We spent the morning seeing a little bit of Boston.  Kristen did some more shopping and we had a lunch that spanned several of the food vendors at the Quincy Market.
Performer (who wanted $20 from each onlooker)

It was pretty gray, but the rain held off til later.


My doctor's appointment was supposed to be at 2:30, but the doctor was running late.  I was finished with  exams, scans, explanations and options around 5.  Woohoo!  Just in time for rush hour traffic and the heavy rains hitting.

I didn't get to my daughter's house until almost ten.  It took a good hour or more to get out of the greater Boston area and we did stop for gas and something to eat.  I decided to stay the night.  My grandson offered to sleep on the couch so I could sleep in his bed, but the couch was fine for me.  One of their cats plopped itself on top of me but it didn't disturb me.  I was out like a light in no time.
I think Kristen may have taken a second day off from school for recovery.  

It was still raining for my drive home (another hour and a half+) but daylight made it a lot easier.

So there were some glitches, but on the whole, a good trip.  I like Boston, but I am glad I don't live there.

Comments

  1. Linda ReederSeptember 11, 2018 at 7:04 PM

    Thanks to several family weddings, I fairly recently spent some time in the area of your travels, and we loved it there. Getting north out of Boston is very difficult but once you break the bonds of the big city, it is wonderful exploring territory. Glad you had a good trip.

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  2. Terra September 11, 2018 at 7:26 PM

    That sounds like, on the whole, a good trip, and fun to spend time with your granddaughter giving her a shopping trip.

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  3. SakuSeptember 11, 2018 at 8:25 PM

    Lucky granddaughter! She'll have wonderful memories of her day with you. I was in Boston last year on a cruise about this time, and it rained continuously. We visited Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market and I did a bit of a walk-about. Glad you made it home safely!

    Hope your appointment went well, even if it was delayed.

    Eileen

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  4. BarbaraSeptember 11, 2018 at 10:10 PM

    Good times with the Granddaughter but that drive was a bear.

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  5. Linda MyersSeptember 11, 2018 at 10:29 PM

    Getting out of Boston by car is one of my least favorite things in the world to do.

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  6. TomSeptember 12, 2018 at 9:22 AM

    Good trip ... it's great to visit Boston, esp. if you have some family there.

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  7. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)September 12, 2018 at 11:09 AM

    I hope all went well at the ENT's.
    Sounds like a nice time with the exception of rain and that drive.
    Glad to be home I'm certain. :-)

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  8. Arkansas PattiSeptember 12, 2018 at 12:16 PM

    Hope after all that you got good results from the ENT. Quite a journey but the family helped to make it a pleasant one.

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  9. gigihawaiiSeptember 12, 2018 at 8:41 PM

    My in-laws love Massachusetts and have no intention of moving back to Hawaii. I went there once in 1987 for 3 nights. It's Harvard and MIT that make it special, I guess.

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  10. Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotteSeptember 13, 2018 at 4:04 PM

    Boston is a great place to tour as an outsider. I loved much of the historical sights. Hope your app’t gave you results you needed. I read your other posts too and am happy about your poetry star. Oment and was a used that August is a drag for you. That I have never felt. All months fly in my little world.
    I leave UK for Canada, home next week and will hopefully post about our August.

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  11. SextantSeptember 15, 2018 at 10:58 AM

    I feel for you having to drive in the rain from the remnants of Gordon. We got 7 to 8 inches from that storm here is western Pa. That must have been a very miserable drive. But the rest of your trip sounded good and I bet Kristen had a blast.

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