I know I've been gone for ages. Forgive me! My internet is not all that reliable, and I can't bring myself to update my blog at work. My conscience forbids it. So while I've been absent, I've been finding ways to enjoy Boston on a budget, and have discovered that this is a great city for mini-adventures.
For example, a few weeks ago, we got an early heat wave, sunny and 90 degrees in April. The whole city fled stuffy apartments and flocked to Boston's beautiful and plentiful parks and open spaces. I got out my camera for the first time since I'd moved here and went out exploring. I wandered through Boston Common, downtown, and over to the waterfront snapping pictures as I went. I met up with nine or so friends at a park by the harbor for a picnic and some sun bathing. It was so good to get out!
I had also discovered on boston.com that the Boston Sailing Club was having it's open house that weekend. They were giving free hour long trips out on the harbor on members' boats. Excellent! So we all wandered over to the wharf and signed up for our free sailboat ride. While we waited, the sailing club was giving out free soda and (plastic) glasses of wine (from a box). We got out on the water around 4:00, 8 people to a boat. Some were more interested in the actual sailing part - the group on my boat was content to lounge on the bow, catching the sea breeze and gazing admiringly at the skyline from the water. It was so relaxing and exhilarating at the same time.
Between the sun, the friends and the free day of good times, I couldn't have asked for a nicer weekend.
