Think I'll Go to Boston

We thought it might be fun to use the Memorial Day weekend to have a mini family vacation before the baby arrives. So we planned a weekend in Boston. It is actually nice being a country bumpkin and visiting the city on memorial day. All the city folk came up here so little traffic and lots of parking. It was also nice to eat in some real restaurants.

We started the trip in Minute Man National Park. The kids actually were interested in the history, or at least they expressed interest in between asking when we could go swimming in the pool.

We also went to the Boston Children Museum. They actually had some kind of ant farm for kids maze. The kids loved it.

We spent Monday on "Crane Beach" in Massachusetts. I found the name of the beach in a list of recommended beaches. It was well off the beaten path. When we got there, we saw that it had an admission fee. A $6 park fee I figured. Nope. $22. A bit of beach sticker shock.

Apparently, the beach used to be a private estate of the wealthy Crane family and though they gave their beach to the public, they gave it at a price. I knew that I had heard of the name Crane before, but I couldn't place it. As we were leaving, I had to use the restroom. There I found it, Crane was the name on the urinals. It was the toilet company Cranes. So I guess after generations of having people whizzing on your name, you'd charge them to use your beach too.