Hi All! I had to fly to Boston for a physician recruiting summit with the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday of last week. We worked for two days, and then they took us to a Red Socks game on Friday night at Fenway. They shut out Toronto 7-0. It rained hard until the 5th inning, but it was a fun, fast-paced game. We were in an open-air sky box so you could sit and watch or stand and talk--good for me because I knew with my back I could never sit for a whole game. Most people flew home Saturday morning, but I decide since I went all that way, I should make the most of it. I had done some research and booked a whale watching trip out of the New England Aquarium, which was just two blocks from the hotel they had us in. So I checked my bags with the hotel and jogged down the street Saturday morning and caught this wonderful catamaran-type boat, specially designed for whale watching. We cruised out of Boston Harbor and ocean-ward for an hour and ended up in a National Marine Sanctuary, which to everyone on the boat, just looked like more beautiful calm water. We saw a total of seven humpback whales and three minke whales. The humpbacks were in clusters, three and then four with a mom, calf, and two escorts. They will stay in this nutrient-rich water until the true cold of winter and then head south where it it warmer but not as good for feeding. It was so cool to see them this up-close, but boy did I envy all the people in small fishing boats all around. The whales were bigger than their boats and very respectfully bobbing in and out between them. That must have been such a cool feeling. Here is a shot of Boston from the harbor--a wonderful city, and the whales I saw.
Still trying to get a photo of Hannah's beautiful smile. She got her braces off last week.
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