Salem

On Monday we were up bright and early to head to Boston ... A quick stop by Gloucester to see the "Old Man and the Sea" statue (sorry, no pics), there was not that much else there!

We took the scenic route, taking us through numerous quaint villages and towns, before arriving in Salem where we decided to spend the afternoon.

The House of Seven Gables

Salem is all decorated for Halloween, and you can imagine what that is like for a place famous for witches! There is a month long celebration and the place is full of 'colorful' people! No visit to Salem would be complete without visiting the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. This is series of 20 benches engraved with the names of those executed as witches.

After a nice lunch we hiked over to the House of Seven Gables where we toured the house, climbed a very small staircase behind the fireplace and generally learnJed how late 1700's folks lived. Mr. Fox was intrepid and tried his hand at ship captain.

Captain Fox

Finally, we visited the Salem Witch Museum, where we saw a presentation that chronicled the witch trials. All in all, a nice day, however, Lisa and I both agree that Salem is a pretty strange place, and will go in our book as 'been there, done that'.

We completed the evening by meeting up with my work colleague Dan and his wife Janice. They took us on a wonderful tour of Marblehead, north of Boston. Beautiful homes on the Atlantic ocean, caped by a great dinner at a local Italian restaurant!