After we left Copake, NY we drove to Cape Cod and stayed at Joint Base Cape Cod (the old Otis Air Force Base) for several days. From there we drove to Provincetown for the day to see the sites. We enjoyed our visit to the National Seashore and the Life Saving Station. After Cape Cod we stayed in Marshfield (between the Cape and Boston) at another Air Force instillation. This time it was at 4th Cliff which was a WWII shore defense battery and is now a recreation area with RV spaces, cabins and areas for tents.
We then drove to Boston where we stayed at Hanscom AFB at their "Famcamp". We toured Boston by taking a "hop on-hop off" trolley tour which also included a boat tour of the harbor. The swan boats are in Boston Gardens across the street from "Cheers". The pics of us on the ferry and Groton, CT were taken on our way to LI. An unplanned but expected visit for my Mom's funeral. At the age of 94 she finally is at peace.
We are leaving the Boston area today (Sept. 15th) to drive to Stowe, VT to meet our group for the Fall Colors tour. Let's hope for some great shots of New England in the fall, hopefully the trees will cooperate.
 LOOKING ACROSS DUNES TO CAPE COD BAY  |
| LOOKING ACROSS THE PINES AND DUNES TO CAPE COD BAY |
 |
| PROVINCETOWN HARBOR |
 |
| THE PILGRIM TOWER |
 |
| ONE OF THE ORIGINAL LIFE SAVING STATIONS THAT DOTTED THE COAST relocated and preserved by the US Park Service |
 |
| WHEN I WAS IN THE CG WHEN SOMEONE WHINED ABOUT A TASK WE WOULD REFER THEM TO THE DAYS OF "WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN" NOW I SEE WHERE THAT REFERENCE CAME FROM |
 |
| ME NEXT TO A 26' MONONOMY SURFBOAT JUST LIKE THE ONE I TRAINED ON AT CAPE MAY WHEN I WAS IN BOOTCAMP IN 19-- |
 |
| THE GALLEY |
 |
| BUNKROOM |
 |
| A LARGER EARLY MOTORBOAT WITH BREECHES BOUY USED ON A ROPE FROM STRANDED SHIP TO SHORE TO RESCUE ONE PERSON AT A TIME |
 |
| AN ORIGINAL PICTURE OF A CREW AND STATION |
 |
| LIFE SAVING MUSEUM IN AT POINT ALLERTON MASS. THIS STATION WAS USED BY THE CG UNTIL THE 1960S |
 |
| A TYPICAL OLDER DESIGN, CURRENTLY USED CG STATION AT THE CAPE COD CANAL. A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE STATIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY MODERN STRUCTURES. NOTE THE WATCHTOWER LIKE THE EARLY LIFESAVING STATIONS |
 |
| A CG BOAT RETURNING THROUGH CAPE COD CANAL |
 |
| I THINK I'LL TRADE IN MY MOTORHOME FOR THIS |
 |
| OUR VIEW |
 |
| MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE |
 |
| MEMORIAL TO A BLACK REGIMENT THAT FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR |
 |
| TRINITY CHURCH IN COPLEY SQUARE |
 |
| THIS LIGHTSHIP USE TO MARK THE ENTRANCE TO BOSTON HARBOR |
 |
| VIEWS OF BOSTON HARBOR |
 |
| BOSTON HARBOR |
 |
| USS CONSTITUTION IN DRYDOCK TILL 2018 FOR REFIT |
 |
| KEN AT THE HELM |
 |
 |
| THE BARE DECK visitors allowed on deck only during retrofit |
 |
| WE HAD LUNCH AT CHEERS |
 |
| THE BUILDING ABOVE CHEERS IS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE THIS IS ONE STAIRCASE |
 |
| THE SET BAR show was not filmed here but this is a replica of the bar |
 |
| THE OUTSIDE OF CHEERS |
 |
| STILL OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE SAME FAMILY |
 |
| THESE BOATS ARE PEDAL POWERED BY THE DRIVER THE KIDS DRIVING MUST HAVE GREAT LEG MUSCLES |
 |
| VERY NICE BALCONY GARDENS |
 |
| PLUM ISLAND LIGHT |
 |
| ON THE FERRY |
 |
| A SUB AT GENERAL DYNAMICS GROTON CONNECTICUT |
No comments:
Post a Comment