Boston, Mass – I did a travel writing thing! For the first time in more than a year! It’s not the most exciting topic in the world – where to stay in Boston, Mass, and Portland, Maine – but still……
Snowy Owls on Plum Island
Newburyport, Mass – Daddio doesn’t like skiing or scuba-diving. But he does like to play golf. And more than anything, he loves birdwatching. For Daddio’s birthday, we should do what Daddio likes to do. So I planned a birdwatching outing…
Mount Watatic Reservation
Ashburnham, Mass – After a week of grey skies, the sun came out today and temperatures climbed. Schools are closed for Martin Luther King Day, so we needed to take advantage of it all. Daddio and the twins agreed to…
Birthday in the Berkshires
Great Barrington, Mass – Sweet Daddio planned a getaway so we could celebrate my birthday in the Berkshires. Daddio knows how much I have enjoyed our pandemic field trips during this year of no travel. Our hiking and beach outings…
Honey Pot Hill
Stow, Mass – I can’t believe it has been six years since I posted about Honey Pot Hill. Apparently, life changed a lot when the twins started school. Then we had to start limiting our adventures to weekends, when everyone…
Quincy Quarries
Quincy, Mass – I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that the opening of school is delayed by a few weeks, so the teachers and staff can figure out how to do “remote schooling”. I fear…
Covid-safe Road Trip
Somerville, Mass – It’s a long drive back to Boston from Michigan (13 hours), so we decided to make it a proper Covid-safe road trip and break it up with a few outdoor-activity stops along the way. Niagara Falls When…
Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester
Gloucester, Mass – For years, I have fantasized about spending my summer exploring New England’s many glorious beaches, each week checking out a new sandy spot. Normally, we are just too “busy” to do it. We are traveling. Or we…
Front Beach in Rockport
Rockport, Mass – Here’s the thing about the global pandemic… we got nothing but time. We have none of the things that normally keep us busy in the summer. There’s no day camp. There’s no Ferry Beach. And there’s no…
Pandemic Field Trip to Salisbury Beach
Salisbury, Mass – We had so much fun at Wingaersheek Beach on our last pandemic field trip, that we decided to do it again. I mean, there’s not many things we can do during a pandemic, but we can go…