Once our time in Massachusetts was done, Brian flew home and my dad flew in to ride back to Georgia with me and the kids. We did make a few small detours before heading home. After picking daddy up, we visited Lexington and Concord. The highlight here was walking down to the bridge where the "shot heard round the world" was fired.
Daddy has been wanting to go on the USS Constitution for years. As a matter of fact, he and my mom went on a trip to Boston with Uncle Mike and Aunt Connie several years ago and had planned to do it. Unfortunately, there was a government shutdown during their trip and the ship was closed to the public. We decided to revisit the ship so that daddy could go on board. Uncle Mike and Aunt Connie even met up with us so that they could go on board with him. This ended up leading to a super cool moment. Because Uncle Mike is a retired military officer, he was piped aboard the ship. About 50 or so people were gathered on deck and they all stopped to cheer for him. It was really cool to witness.
We made good time on our way back to Georgia. We were on the ship in Boston until about 11 a.m. on Sunday, and I was sitting in my house by 6:00 p.m. on Monday. I think that we had a very good trip. I did not think that I would like Boston as much as I did. I found it to be a clean, safe, and friendly city. I would not mind a return visit at some point in the future.
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