We left for Boston after breakfast yesterday and since it was a Sunday we had no traffic worries. The Garmin brought us to the Museum of Science perfectly. It was a beautiful drive along the Charles River; everyone and his uncle was paddling around or running on the shore walk. We decided to buy tickets for A Day In Pompeii. The exhibit was incredible. It is so amazing to see the artifacts that have been dis entombed. Even though I knew the story of Mount Vesuvius' destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii the story will always tantalize. I would like to visit the sites but the exhibit was an excellent production and I was overwhelmed by the objects of every day life from 79AD. A video reconstruction of August 24, 0079 was just right.
We also spent time in the Blue Wing checking out Making Models, To the Moon, Mathematica and T. Rex before looking in at the lower level to visit Energized! and Machines & Transportation. By this time we were tired physically and mentally. Museums always tire me. I love them but it's generally more than my poor brain can handle in a few hours. So we had a coffee and snack break at the museum before leaving for the Hyatt Place in Medford. We had a beautiful suite but not too well designed! I hate not having a full bathroom behind a closed door! They have the toilet and tub/shower enclosed and the sink in the main bedroom! That is just plain nonsense! Other than that our room was enormous with a wrap around couch, fantabulous TV for NASCAR and kitchenette. Since it was free, provided by Chase Visa, I would never complain to Hyatt Place. We walked to dinner at Salvatore's which was supposed to be excellent and was okay. After a very comfortable night's sleep and hotel breakfast Puppy's Pop thought we'd better go North on 93 even though the most direct route home was South. We could see the horrible traffic from our 6th floor perch and North was moving, South was stopped. Still made it home in 90 minutes by picking up 495 to Worcester off of our Northern route. Clever man.
Expecting the Honda generator this Thursday. Puppy's Pop ordered it on line for $900 and no shipping costs. Good deal. Then we'll have Kevin do whatever wiring we'll need to make it safe.
Quote: Nature is no sentimentalist___does not cosset or pamper us. We must see that the world is rough and surly, and will not mind drowning a man or a woman, but swallows your ships like a grain of dust. The cold, inconsiderate of persons, tingles your blood, benumbs your feet, freezes a man like an apple. The diseases, the elements, fortune, gravity, lightning, respect no persons. __Emerson
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