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| We decided to make one more stop
before leaving the great state of Maine - L.L. Bean's original store in
Freeport. Of course, we had to have our picture made by the famous
Bean boot! Jerry gave up shopping after about an hour so he went
back to the campground while Annie "worked" the store. She
wore out about 5:30 so Jer went back to get her. |
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| Have YOU ever seen a
boot-mobile? |
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| We spent Monday night at the
Freeport Village Campground and had, yet, another wonderful campfire. |
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| On August 7, we headed toward
the Great State of Massachusetts where we had reservations at the Boston
Minuteman Campground for four nights so we could explore Boston. The
campground was wooded and nice enough but heavily used and pretty
crowded. However, it was the closest we could find, 30 miles
northwest of the city. |
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| On our first day of exploration,
we had to drive about 40 minutes to the Riverside subway station and,
after waiting for a significant period of time, we finally boarded.
All totaled, it took us an hour and 40 minutes to get into the city via
the subway. Not being used to public transportation, we realized how
spoiled we are. If you can find a seat, you will likely have
your nose in someone's backside. And, trust me, that is a not a
pleasant experience, especially at the end of a long day. No one
speaks, smiles, or has any facial expression, for that
matter. Being Southerners who live in smaller friendlier towns, this
way of life is very puzzling to us. Why would you want to do this
every day????? To each his own, as they say. For us, one day
of that was enough so we drove our truck into Boston for the next two
days. |
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| Of course, we headed for the
Freedom Trail, a 2 1/2 mile long red brick and painted foot
path through many of the historical and cultural highlights of the
city. We decided to purchase tickets on the Old Town Trolley so we
could hear historical information about the sites and hop on and off as we
wished. |
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| One of the first sights we saw
was the Massachusetts Statehouse, the state capitol and house of
government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Completed in 1798,
It is located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood adjacent
to the Boston Common. It was built on land once owned by John
Hancock, Massachusetts's first elected governor. |
