(8/05 - Thursday)
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| Old Town Hall, Salem. |
We got up at 6:00 am to see a grey day, but the weather forecast was for sun and temperature in the 90s. The San Francisco weather was expected to be cool; high 60s. Seems that California is having an especially cool summer; not so for the East.
Salem was an excellent choice for last night of vacation. It was so nice to be right in the middle of the historical center and waterfront.
We were packed by 7:00 and ready for breakfast downstairs at the pub. One egg, sausage and toast with home fries. There were too many fries and they were heavy; I didn't eat any. My breakfast was not as good as last night supper of broiled Haddock. (Jean reports that her breakfast of cereal + fruit wasn't too bad.)
We started on our 30-minute drive to Logan airport about 8:00, but we first needed to put gas in the rental car. The first gas station we found was a BP in Salem. We were met by an enthusiastic attendant who asked if we wanted a fill up and then he proceeded to fill the tank for us. It's been years since an attendant has pumped gas for me. BP must be trying to restore their image, which has been ruined by their gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.
The drive to Logan was uneventful. We did, however, use the GPS to help navigate. Our only problem was on the second traffic circle where I drove right past our exit. Fortunately, I didn’t exit the circle so I got a second chance—“recalculating, recalculating” cried the Garmin’s GPS voice as I went the full 360 degrees to the correct exit. Can't say enough good words about the Garmin GPS for vacation driving.
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| NPS Visitor Center, Children's Discovery Room. |
The flight from BOS to SFO lasted 6 hr and some minutes due to head winds. But, for the passengers in the rear of the plane it may have seemed longer; United ran out of food before they were served. The plane arrived practically on schedule. Hooray!
We took the Supper Shuttle door-to-door van home ($40 including tip). The driver seemed especially pleased with the tip. I think people are not tipping - perhaps because of the economic downturn.
Supper was dim sum - we walked to a Chinese take-out on California Ave. I wanted to eat quickly, because I was starved after the flight. The supper was OK, but not up to the high standard we had been receiving on our vacation.
Welcome Home.
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