Poking Around Salem

Thankfully, Crystal chose to ease us back into civilization... I think going from the stark high Arctic to New York City in less than a week might have done damage to some of the older guests. (I'm no spring chicken, but I was one of the younger cruisers...)

So after Bar Harbor, we popped into Boston for the day.

City Birds can be pretty bold. I was, maybe, seven feet away from them. 

Laird has flown into and out of Logan airport too many times to count.   I wonder if he's ever looked down and seen a cruiser looking up at him.... (he always gets a window seat...)

I opted to take a ride out to Salem.  It was another beautiful clear New England early autumn day.

First Stop, Salem Witch Museum.  Housed in an old church, it portrays in diorama form the story of the year of the witch craze. 

Quite interesting- wish I had time for more witchy sites but next we were off to the House of Seven Gables.

If you've known me any length of time, you know my penchant for living in older houses.  I've owned one built as early as 1792, and Maison Cou Rouge was built in 1910. So this unique house with -you guessed it- seven gables- was right up my alley.  The tour was pretty thorough, allowing us up in the attic to see how the various additions fit together.  It's a house I would adore owning.

By sunset, we were putting out to sea.  Not too bad a harbor to sail out of at sunset!