I’m on vacaaaaaaatioooooon.

Sun, sand and surf… well, ok, no. Subways, pizza, lakes and thunderstorms… but plenty of relaxation and fun times.

Todd’s already been up visiting his parents at Lake Dunmore in VT for the past week, but I just met him in Boston on Thursday. We spent a couple days sightseeing, touching the Atlantic Ocean, visiting Todd’s friends… and now we’re settled in at the little house on the lake, about 3 hours from Boston. We got in after dark last night and it was a nice surprise to wake up this morning to sunshine, a beautiful view of the lake and a nice morning breeze coming in through the screened porch where we were sleeping. After coffee and breakfast we took Todd’s little boat out to see the the whole lake. Unfortunately we ended up running out of gas since the engine was running poorly and guzzling gas, and had to be towed back by some nice guys out fishing. We just had enough time for a quick swim and shower (in the outdoor shower) before a HUGE thunderstorm came through with thunder, lightning and hail. The lake level is already really high from storms last week and some of the roads and bridges around here are washed out and impassable. Looks like there are another couple days of isolated thunderstorms and then we’ll get a break, hopefully! Even though the weather’s not perfect we’re still having a really nice time relaxing and visiting with Todd’s family.

Here are some photos from Boston:

Yayyyy vacation!!!

Harbor seals at the Aquarium

North End.. the tourist books call it Boston’s “little Italy”

What do you do at the Paul Revere Mall? Take jumping pictures!

Old, old graveyard in the middle of Boston.

I love the subway

Best part about the subway: Conductors with Boston accents