A Trip to Gloucester.....................

Lots of restaurants named after the latitude they lie in.










View from the deck of the restaurant.  The Perfect Storm was filmed here. 






They have a ferry that stops at 4 places around the harbor.


They have a little beach.









We took a tour of "Beauport," the Sleeper/McCann House.  Sleeper is the name of the fellow who created the house.  He is termed the first interior designer in the U.S.  He was born to a wealthy Back Bay family around 1880 and chose to expand the family's summer house.  He would add rooms whenever he was inspired by a new treasure he acquired.  He had a builder who would add these rooms for him.  That's why the roof line is so wild.








































They have a nice museum which contains a lot of nautical paintings and beautiful local furniture.




























This, of course, is the Gloucester Fisherman.  Gorton's factory is here too.  We could have bought softshell lobsters for $3.99 a pound.

JFK Library/South Boston

Designed by I.M. Pei (who was a friend of Jackie's) the library is situated on a peninsula south of Boston in Dorchester.  It shares the peninsula with U.Mass/Boston.  There was a speaker, Kevin Bleyer, who is a writer for The Daily Show, who was speaking to promote a new book he had written.  It was advertised all over NPR so we decided to visit the museum on the same day as he was speaking.











It's a very beautiful place and I highly recommend a visit.

Institute of Contemporary Art

On a very hot day we travelled down to the Seaport to have lunch and tour this museum.  The temperature was 20 degrees cooler on the water.  It was amazing.  The dining area overlooked the water and the food was very good.  Boston has a very excellent transportation system.






























This is Anthony's Pier 4 which is right next door to the museum.  Ed used to go here when he worked in Boston 40 years ago.







This amphitheater overlooks the water and tourists can rest or eat here in the coolness.














All this glass stuff is hand blown by the same artist.

Linda & Ron come to visit

These are our friends from Tybee, Linda & Ron.  They were on a Northeastern road trip and stopped for one night.  We went to Ten Tables for dinner and it was great.  This is the bed and breakfast they stayed at which is around the block from our apt.  We met them for breakfast too before they set out for Cape Cod on their way to Maine, etc.

A boat trip around Boston Harbor

During the week of July 4th, the city of Boston celebrated the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.  So, although some of the Tall Ships were here, there were also a number of navy ships from other countries.  There were ships from Norway, Sweden, Canada and Great Britain, to name just some.  






We took a boat trip around the harbor.  The narrator was very good.













One of the tall ships.

















A cruise ship.












One of the cranes that load the cargo ships.












The new bridge as a part of the Big Dig.












One of the military ships.

















A good shot of the skyline.