Saturday, 02 September 2006

Boston (Massachusetts)

I had been made very welcome by David, Lucy and Charlotte. It was that perfect combination of being looked after but not fussed over. Unfortunately I didn’t get to meet Dan as he had left on Thursday to go to college, but it did mean that I got to stay in his bedroom. Before I had arrived I had asked about bike shops where I might be able to get hold of a bike-box, and very thoughtfully they had already got hold of a bike box for me. I spent the first part of the morning making sure that I could get the bike in; it was a slightly smaller box than I had travelled out with as it was for a 16 inch frame bike, but with a little extra dismantling (taking the front forks off) I could squeeze it in and pack out the rest of the box with everything else.

In the afternoon I went out to do some shopping (buying those things that are half the price, or less, of what they cost in the UK) and then went to the Museum of Fine Arts which has large and diverse collections on display. I could easily have spent much more time there.