Duck Tour

More movie making at the Apple store this morning. Maya was asked to stay for the second workshop to help the other children, so we spent altogether too much time there. I spoke to a young woman who had grown up in Japan and had married and lived in Japan until recently moving to Boston. She had three small children and we shared experiences moving and finding schools and activities for our children.

It was the day of our 'Boston Duck Tour', a ninety minute narrated romp through the city. The cost was crazy expensive, but Maya loved it and we learned all sorts of relevant and irrelevant details about the city. The best part was when our amphibious vehicle plunged into the Charles River and Maya drove the boat for a stretch.

I had wanted to return to the museum for the afternoon, but it was too late, so we wandered through Boston Common where Maya ate her cherry pie that we picked up in the farmer's market in front of the amazing Boston Public Library. We strolled back home along Newbury Street and checked out some exquisite shops and tried not to buy anything, since the prices were so outrageous.

We did try out a soap shop, where we were treated to a hand scrub and lotion and we both smelled and felt wonderful and ended up buying a $13 bar of soap. We were very silly.

There is all sorts of theatre available throughout Boston, and I would live to see some, but Maya is tired and practicing her violin and eager to get to Cape Cod. I would be just as happy to stay in Boston and explore some more.