(Originally published July 2007.)
During our recent mother/daughter trip to Boston, we took a four-hour whale watching trip aboard the Massachusetts. It was an excellent diversion for this particular 95-degree day. Neither of us had ever been on a whale-watching excursion, but apparently we were extremely lucky.
(Here the whale’s nose is just coming out of the water on the right.)
The captain took us out about an hour past Boston Harbor, to the feeding area. This is where there’s a significant dropoff underwater, so the fish and krill congregate there. The water in this area is very green as well, which shows the amount of algae and other food sources available there.
(You can see the whale’s blowhole on the right, just entering the water.)
In addition to the numerous whales we saw in the distance (many of them looked much like dolphins), and a superfast fin whale that outswam the boat, we were fortunate that a mother and baby humpback whale came right up to the boat, and hung out for us to take pictures.
Then they went underneath the boat and came up on the other side. They seemed to wait for us there, so everyone aboard could go to the other side to take photos as well.
The captain spent extra time out there, so it was a longer trip than normal, but he said he’d never had a whale go under the boat before. I guess we were luckier with our whale-watching excursion, than Pamela was.
Our Boston Series:
Happy Independence Day
Mom and Daughter Trip to Boston
Passing the Torch – On Cranberry Pond
B&B Review
Bed and Breakfast Review
Biking on Cape Cod
Whale Watching
Reading Little Women
Salem, MA Wrought Iron
Salem Cobblestone
(Originally published July 2007.)
I promised more photos of our marvelous B&B stay at On Cranberry Pond, south of Boston. If you didn’t read about D’s breakfast adventure, please check out yesterday’s post.
The pond.
The fire pit.
Hummingbird.
Baby Canadian geese and blue heron.
The view from our window.
Our review? FIVE STARS!
Our Boston Series:
Happy Independence Day
Mom and Daughter Trip to Boston
Passing the Torch – On Cranberry Pond
B&B Review
Bed and Breakfast Review
Biking on Cape Cod
Whale Watching
Reading Little Women
Salem, MA Wrought Iron
Salem Cobblestone
(Originally published July 2007.)
During our recent trip to the Boston area, we had the pleasure of staying at a bed and breakfast in Middleboro, called On Cranberry Pond. It’s a beautiful and peaceful place, and I’ll show more pictures tomorrow. Today, however, I need to write about scones.
We’d just woke up and packed to leave after our second night there, and I was checking email while Darla went down for breakfast. But by the time I’d shut down the inn guests’ laptop, I discovered my daughter, clad in a very official-looking apron and serving coffee.
This, ladies and gentlemen, would be an example of my daughter in her glory.
It turns out she’d asked the innkeeper, Jeannine, what she could do to help. The result was probably the most memorable experience of the trip. In addition to playing innkeeper, she got to bake cranberry scones — from scratch.
She mixed and kneaded the dough.
She scored these really cute triangular shapes.
She snuck snacked on apple slices — an ingredient in one of Jeannine’s other gourmet breakfast concoctions.
And we all enjoyed the finished product.
Thanks, Jeannine, for passing the torch!!
Our Boston Series:
Happy Independence Day
Mom and Daughter Trip to Boston
Passing the Torch – On Cranberry Pond
B&B Review
Bed and Breakfast Review
Biking on Cape Cod
Whale Watching
Reading Little Women
Salem, MA Wrought Iron
Salem Cobblestone
Thanks for your comment: Holly Schwendiman.
This month’s Positively Speaking column focuses on volunteer service, as I recap my daughter’s amazing visit to Washington DC for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. To learn ways of getting you kids involved in service, please visit 5 Minutes for Mom.
Prudential Spirit of Community Series:
Washington DC Landmarks
Smithsonian Awards Dinner and Program
Prudential Honorees at Montgomery Elementary
Meeting US Senator Feingold
Positively Speaking – Service Opportunities Abound
Washington DC series (2008):
Washington DC Dos and Don’ts
View from Washington Monument
Mount Vernon
National Air and Space Museum
Washington DC Outdoor Art
National Archives – Declaration of Independence
Sculpture Gardens
Arlington Cemetery – Unknown Soldier
Washington DC Subway – Metro
National Mall and Reflecting Pond
Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
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