Day Six in Boston
This morning Cris and I got up and finished our pizza from last night. We had also gone down to get some coffee and plates. We also had the Boston Cream Puffs that we bought last night. We then got ready and headed out for the day. We went to the Aquarium first and realized that we could see an Imax movie in about 20 minutes so we decided to do that first. We saw a 3D movie about the Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon. It was more about how the river is drying up and how building more cities that use the river are hurting it further. It was a little more eco-friendly than I thought it was going to be but it was still kind of cool to see the Grand Canyon in 3D. It did feel like we were there with these people.
After the movie we moved into the Aquarium. I had been seeing signs saying that Sharks and Rays were now in Boston. Well today we finally got to see what they were talking about. We got to see a couple sharks and a few different kind of sting rays. We also saw lost of penguins, big and little turtles, all kinds of fish in many different sizes, some electric eels, multi-colored frogs and jelly fish. I took some pictures and Cris took some videos. It was a little crowded in the aquarium but we had a good time. It was neat seeing all the fish… especially the really large ones.
Once we left the aquarium we headed down to a dock to buy tickets to take a ferry across the harbor to the U.S.S. Constitution. I thought the ferry would have gone a little faster but it was a nice ride. The sun was shinning and there was a nice wind making the slow go not so bad. We finally reached the other dock and had a bit of a walk around to the Navy Yard. We had to go thru security and just missed a guided tour so we had to wait about 20 minutes for the next one. We again found ourselves sitting on a park bench but this time we had someone besides ourselves to talk to. We had our tour guide talking with us and a few others that were waiting. Luckily the breeze was pretty strong and helped keep us a little cooler in the sun. We finally were able to board the ship. For those that don’t know the Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship that still sails. This was one of the original six ships made for the US Navy… the only one still around. They are currently in the process of renovating the top deck of the ship and had it stripped down a bit. We didn’t get to see the full masts since they had to take them down. However, we did get to see the gun deck and some of the cannons. We then went to the birthing deck, which is where the sailors lived while on the ship. We learned a lot about the ship and the Navy. Our tour guide did a good job.
After the tour we went into the visitor center where they had a few things set up to look at. Then we headed back down to the dock to catch the ferry back to the aquarium area. From there we got back onto the train and headed to the hotel. I think we really do have this subway thing down pretty good. After resting at the hotel for a little bit we headed to the Prudential Center for dinner. The Prudential Center has become a favorite place of ours. I think we have been there four days of the six that we have been here. After dinner we walked to an ice cream place called J.P. Licks. This place is like a mix between an ice cream place and a bar… the music was so loud I couldn’t hear myself think. As we were sitting and eating it started to rain. It didn’t last very long though… by the time we were down it had stopped. I guess ten minutes of rain over six days isn’t too bad. It was raining when we landed but cleared up by late afternoon. Tomorrow we are going to be heading to Downtown Crossing which is shopping and the Harpoon Brewery.