We started the day at Ro and Kyle's Bed and Breakfast. What great people these two are, and what a blessing it was to spend the night with them, enjoying good food and conversation. They are planning on driving to Boston on this weekend to spend more time with us exploring the sites.
We hit the road around noon and set course for the Boston area. We weren't in a hurry and figured that we would stop on the way to delve into our nation's history. Sure enough, we found the city of Concord on the way and decided it would be the perfect place to stop.
So much history in this little town! The streets are lined with old colonial-style homes. Our heritage oozes from the very streets. Our first stop was The North Bridge, the famed site of "the shot heard around the world". It was much cooler and very windy tonight, but we took a tour of the site, attempting to picture the Minutemen farmers standing their ground against the British Redcoats in the the first shots of the American Revolution.
Next we drove past the home of Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women. Other famous people that called Concord home were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
We visited the Concord Museum for a detailed history lesson. There were many interesting stories and artifacts, with the most exciting being on of the lanterns lit by Paul Revere when decided it would be "One if by land, two if be sea"
Back on the road after a bit and we drove the rest of the way to Saugus, MA, a suburb of Boston. At five nights, this will be our longest stop on the trip. I made it a priority to reserve a two-room suite so Mary and I could enjoy a little privacy. Four of us staying in one room for the whole trip might be pushing sanity to the limit. We're settling in for the night and look forward to exploring Boston tomorrow.
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