Boston - part I
On October 17th Josephine and I visited Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence. He was the founder of Rhode Island and the Park is situated nicely in the center of downtown.
From Providence we checked into a hotel in Natick. Queso soaked up every hotel luxury. I couldn’t blame him. It has been COLD on the boat and a warm room with a bathtub was a treat.
That afternoon I dropped Josephine off at Wellesley where she met up with a friend and they ventured together to Boston for dinner. The big event was them attending a Maggie Rogers concert. Josephine said that this concert along with the White House Press room has been a trip highlight.
The next day we met Nate at the Hingham Marina where he had docked the boat. He sailed solo over two days and over 150 nautical miles. Capitan indeed! The marina has been built where the old shipyards were. This marina is surrounded by restaurants, Trader Joes, a movie theater, a ferry to downtown Boston, pet store and residences that have walking paths. So an ideal place to have as our base in Boston.
We ventured to Hingham where Holly Hill Farm still resides. This is the farm where I rode while a student Boston University. Phyllis is still the head trainer and Heather the barn manager. So many great memories were created here and a dear friendship with Heather. Josephine wanted to ride everyday that was possible while in town. She missed her Oklahoma barn. While here Josephine was able to lesson with both Heather and Tom. She even did some jumping! Heather and I laughed as we caught up on life. I felt right at home. Heather dug out this old photo of me competing on Cantal.
Our time in Boston coincided with the Head of the Charles which is a famous rowing regatta and one that Nate rowed in for four years while rowing with Tufts. Almost all his boatmates made a trip to Boston to gather. Jeff aka Frenchie even flew all the way from Portugal. They went on a boat ride (not ours), out for dinners and attended the Head of the Charles. Each night Nate returned with tales of much laughing and excellent story telling.
