More Backblogging: Northeast Weekend Getaway

While living in the Northeast, a lot of great cities are just a short road trip away. From Staten Island to Washington DC and to Philadelphia takes only about 3 hours, and it's about 5 hours to Boston. However, the weekend we went to Boston was Memorial Day weekend, so we spent about 8 hours on the road, plus took a quick side trip to Rhode Island just to say we'd been there!

In Boston, we went to a Red Sox game. We sat in wooden seats that felt like they'd been there since the beginning of time. The viewed sucked, but it felt like a truly authentic baseball experience. We took the Duck tour like any good tourist as well. Did you know the book Make Way For Ducklings took place in Boston?

We also walked the Freedom Trail. We downloaded a free app and took turns reading to each other all the exciting history that took place at different spots along the trail.

Paul Revere!


"One if by land, Two if by sea..."


Did you know the first subway station in America is in Boston?

Somehow, my mother made taking pictures with donkeys a family tradition.



We took a road trip up to Gloucester, Maine, about 45 minutes north of Boston, to go on a whale watching trip. We stayed in an adorable B&B with Dora that overlooked the ocean and had a beautiful garden. Thanks to a Groupon, we went on the Cape Ann Whale Watch, where they guarantee you'll see a whale or it's free! We saw at least 20 whales. HUGE majestic creatures. Dora got to go on the boat ride as well! She even saw a whale, but she didn't care too much. Everybody on the boat thought she was adorable, and the kids were much more excited about her than the whales.