Late Tuesday start in NYC and much turning around and getting sideways on the FDR led to an ill-fated trip to Westport, Connecticut. I say ill-fated because I had the bright idea of driving through Providence to Boston which as it turned out, wasn’t so bright. I adjusted the GPS and made it into Newton around 4pm-ish. I actually didn’t spend much time in the city preferring to concentrate on suburban life this time around. My hotel was in West Newton (Marriott, of course) and I became familiar with all the little towns in between like Watertown, Waltham, Walpole and any other W-entitled burgs. Wednesday, Megan and I finally finished The Freedom Trail which we started in 2004 with a trip to the North End for lunch (Al Dente) and a short trip over the bridge to the USS Constitution. It was rainy so there weren’t any tours going on, so I snapped a few pictures and we were on our way.

Later that night we headed down to Mansfield to the Comcast Center (formerly Tweeter Center, formerly Great Woods) to see Jack Johnson. VIP parking and pit seats combined with a sweltering and steamy evening (those are weather terms kids) made for a fun but sweaty time. Thursday was a recovery day for me (and others), did some laundry and attended a dinner party in my honor (these happen from time to time). I signed some autographs and got back to the hotel pretty late.