House Boats, Sea Lions, and Paul Revere

Oh Boston, I may have turned into a country girl but you will always be one of my first loves.

A city that prides itself on its maritime prowess AND historical relevancy? Be still my heart.

A trip to Boston has been on our family bucket list for years but because of the expense, we thought it was off the table for the immediate future. 

Until I started poking around to find something fun to do for our family summer vacation and stumbled upon a little company that rents houseboats in cities all over the country. And they had a whole fleet of boats in Boston! Which happen to all be docked right at Boston's historic North End!! Quincy Market! Faneuil Hall! The New England Aquarium! The Freedom Trail! 

The geek in me may have flipped out a little bit.

The price was right, the girls were psyched, and we were sold. Andy unpacked his fire gear and repacked his vacation gear and we were headed for Boston.

Our houseboat, the Taurus

Checking out their beds

Dining on our boat

The view from our deck

Whale watch catamaran

C'mon whales!

We saw lots of boats but ended up being the first tour all year that saw no whales. Fortunately, they gave us rain checks that never expire so that just gives us an excellent excuse to go back another year.

Nelly's obsessions with the ocean and the solar system were joined this summer by a fascination with the American Revolution (yet another reason for our Boston trip). She was ecstatic to disover this statue of Paul Revere, he holds rock star status with Nelly. We also hit the Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, the site of Boston Massacre and Paul Revere's house. We were two very happy history-junkies.

Dinner at Quincy Market

Also on the agenda was the New England Aquarium, Pickle's favorite. 

Hello Myrtle!

Hello Isaac. 

Fountain Fun

Click below to see the fountain in action:

Carriage ride!

The horse's name was Nelly. It was meant to be.

Catamarans and sea lions, 

carriage rides and house boats, 

ice cream and Paul Revere.

What else could you want in a vacation? 

Thanks Boston. We'll be back.