One of the two items I had on my “summer-to-do” list is complete. On Sunday, my wife, daughter and her boy friend went to Sail Boston 2009 to view the tall ships that arrived on Thursday. We drove down to the Alewife “T” station and hopped the Red Line to South Station. We changed for the Silver Line to the World Trade Center stop and exited with the masses toward the waterfront area.
With plenty of directional signage we were able to walk down to the piers without getting lost. Lots of people were out for the viewings and the day was simply grand – lots of sun accompanied by a great breeze that helped keep the temperature down.
For the curious, pictures are here.
The ships were impressive but it was impossible to get on them due to the crowds. The wait times were an hour plus at every ship. So we decided to just walk the piers, snapping pictures and commenting on the ship construction and countries represented. The throngs of people made touring difficult at times but we managed to walk our way through.
We took a break and ate lunch at Yankee Lobster Company - a really small place but lots of fresh seafood. After all what’s a day in Boston’s wharf area if you don’t eat seafood.
As the afternoon wore on we decided to take a trip over to Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market. This is one of our favorite spots. Lots of shops we don’t have in our small city and endless items to choose from on the gastronomical side of the equation. Given the warm temps we decided on Sprinkles ice cream and a park bench while listening to a street guitar duo performing outside the hall.
We hopped the Orange line to the Red Line and back to Alewife “T” station on the return trip. The day was long, but most enjoyable. My only disappointment was not being able to actually get on the ships. Perhaps next time I’ll go to Halifax, Nova Scotia to see them. It’s not too far…
For the curious, pictures are here.
