Last Sunday we drove ourselves into Boston for the day. We had taken the rapid transit during the week. The wonderful old townhouses of the downtown are 3-4 stories tall and right up to the curb of very narrow streets. There is not much sunshine! We drove all around the town and through Harvard/M.I.T. area. There is so much coastline from the Atlantic and also rivers that it is a complicated city to negotiate but quite beautiful!

We spent some time in Rhode Island and of course visited Newport. It is amazing to see all of those fabulous "cottages" - there are hundreds! You can walk on a public beach walk that is in front of many of the best. They are really far beyond most anything we see in Seattle! It just goes on and on. There are many that can be toured, or have been donated to schools, etc. but also many are still private.

Providence was our next area to visit. It is another pretty city with many fabulous old buildings that are restored and being used well.

We have been traveling slowly along the coast from Massachusettes, Rhode Island and now into Conneticut. There are wonderful small historic Seaports everywhere. The ones that had natural harbors were settled early. We were sad that the Nautilus Museum of Submarines was closed this week.

Many places are closed now. It seems they don't expect many tourists this time of year. It is difficult to find motorhome parks open, too. We have been so lucky with the weather that we have enjoyed being North longer than we had anticipated.