We are officially in Maine! We've already made friends. They are so friendly here!
Friday, July 26, 2013
Abby: Day 1
Left an hour later than expected! the journey begins! we watched a beautiful sunset in New York City! we've already gone through six states, and it has only been one day!
Stacy: Day de Dos
I am rather exhausted right now, but today was a fun day. We started in Providence, Rhode Island, where I had my photo taken in front of the State House while wearing my PHS t-shirt. That can now be crossed off my bucket list! It was cold and drizzly (remember: it is rarely below 85 degrees in South Texas for 9 months of the year).
We also walked around the town. It's a really nice, little city!
I think we then rushed to the Lizzy Borden House. Now, THAT was a neat tour!!! I was the volunteer chosen to "play" the corpse of Abby Borden, Lizzy's step-mother. I got down on the floor, in the exact spot that her body was found. While the carpeting has been since changed out, the wood floor is still stained with her blood (hearsay).
You could totally see her body from the stairs... but if you weren't looking in that room, I can understand how you could miss seeing her body. I also laid down on the couch in the same room and position that Lizzy's father was found. The couch was not the original, but the original does still exist. In true Stacy fashion, the keepsakes I purchased were postcards (one each) of the crime scene photos (of the bodies). :oD Recreation of the crime scene photos for your viewing pleasure:
We then had an extended birthday celebration for Abby by dining at the American Girl Store in Boston. It was a neat experience, and a fun and tasty meal with The Others, but I think it's safe to say that there are some major differences between my tastes and my niece's (this is not necessarily a bad thing!!!).
On the way to the AG Store, the sky completely opened up on us and did not close until we were mostly at our next destination. Poor Kim. We then drove to Salem, Massachusetts, where we went on a neat ghost tour. Abby held my hand a lot, but no ghosts were sighted, no mini-hauntings occurred. It had still been drissly and cold when the ghost tour began, but towards the end it was just cold. We were all pretty chilled and still very happy we had our jackets/coats/whatever!! We attempted to find a geo-cache at the Salem Witch Memorial, but we couldn't find it. We'll try again during the day, when we can actually see stuff!
All-in-all, quite an exciting and haunting day!! :oD Sorry for any incomplete thoughts. I am now going to become unconscious................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
P.S. The WiFi at this hotel is crappy, so this is being posted the morning after Day 2. :o( I'll try to edit this post tomorrow evening, after we reach our next hotel. I believe that's when Mom and Kim will both be able to upload their photos.
We also walked around the town. It's a really nice, little city!
I think we then rushed to the Lizzy Borden House. Now, THAT was a neat tour!!! I was the volunteer chosen to "play" the corpse of Abby Borden, Lizzy's step-mother. I got down on the floor, in the exact spot that her body was found. While the carpeting has been since changed out, the wood floor is still stained with her blood (hearsay).
You could totally see her body from the stairs... but if you weren't looking in that room, I can understand how you could miss seeing her body. I also laid down on the couch in the same room and position that Lizzy's father was found. The couch was not the original, but the original does still exist. In true Stacy fashion, the keepsakes I purchased were postcards (one each) of the crime scene photos (of the bodies). :oD Recreation of the crime scene photos for your viewing pleasure:
We then had an extended birthday celebration for Abby by dining at the American Girl Store in Boston. It was a neat experience, and a fun and tasty meal with The Others, but I think it's safe to say that there are some major differences between my tastes and my niece's (this is not necessarily a bad thing!!!).
On the way to the AG Store, the sky completely opened up on us and did not close until we were mostly at our next destination. Poor Kim. We then drove to Salem, Massachusetts, where we went on a neat ghost tour. Abby held my hand a lot, but no ghosts were sighted, no mini-hauntings occurred. It had still been drissly and cold when the ghost tour began, but towards the end it was just cold. We were all pretty chilled and still very happy we had our jackets/coats/whatever!! We attempted to find a geo-cache at the Salem Witch Memorial, but we couldn't find it. We'll try again during the day, when we can actually see stuff!
All-in-all, quite an exciting and haunting day!! :oD Sorry for any incomplete thoughts. I am now going to become unconscious................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
P.S. The WiFi at this hotel is crappy, so this is being posted the morning after Day 2. :o( I'll try to edit this post tomorrow evening, after we reach our next hotel. I believe that's when Mom and Kim will both be able to upload their photos.
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