Our Holiday in New England

We loaded our new little car and headed off to Mystic. We packed a picnic and found some benches alongside the river. Good timing as we saw the draw bridge. The weather was not great but hey its holiday and you away from home so it was fine.

 The kids will always find something to climb on and jump off.

 Still need to see the Julia Roberts movie "Mystic". We now have the photo which helps.

 Next stop was Newport in Rhode Island. The rain was bucketing down. We had to all buy umbrellas. Rain means find a quite spot and settle down to a cold beer. It was an Irish pub.

 Always ready for a laugh. Feels great to be away. Its been quite busy lately.

 We stayed in motels which are reasonably priced and not bad value. I did have a twist in my stomach after watching all the movies and motels. Murders, shot outs, drug addicts. OK maybe I watch too much TV. Anyway the motel was fine and served its purpose.

 Mexican restaurant in Newport. We had crumbed avocado chips which was a first.

 The famous Vanderbilt's summer cottage. It was amazing to see how some people lived.

 There is a 5km walk along the Newport rugged  cliffs and it is great to have a good look at all mansions. Local fishermen preserved public access to the trail by going to court when wealthy mansion owners tried to have it closed. Its beautiful

 Found another pub.

 Our motel in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

In plymouth we headed out to the Plimoth Plantation. The plantation is a living history museum of the English Colonists and Native Americans

 Happy families


Lots of fun cars. Caroline it reminds me of Nascar. Special times together.



 Especially for my dad. One day dad we will take a ride in a fun car like this.


The Mayflower



 Salem which is famous for its witch trials in 1692. The museum was such a let down. Not worth a single cent.

 The late nights finally caught up. Eating out all the time is not a favorite for all of us. One good things is we had Wagamama in Boston. Its was earth moving it was so delicious.

 We headed out on a boat cruise to see the whales. Well no whales were seen. Shame Kara and Leon and half of the rest of the boat were so sick. The crew were walking around handing out sick bags.

 Boston, Charles street. Boston is a really beautiful city.

 The tour buses are Land and Water buses.

Boston has the most beautiful bridges.

Great holiday