Carol's best friend is Kim, whom she met in Kindergarten in Richland. Kim lives in Fort Collins, Colorado and they are in daily contact over phone and internet. They have been talking for a while about how and when they might next see each other. Suddenly, an opportunity arose and on a couple of week's notice Kim arrived in Boston for a five day visit.
Carol tried to pack in the Boston experience for Kim while she was here. They walked most of the Freedom Trail and visited Salem. We also took Kim to our favorite local place, Mother's Pizza.
On Friday, my parents arrived and on Saturday they stole our children and took them to the Cape. So Carol, Kim and I headed up the North Shore to Marblehead. Marblehead is one of the most well-preserved historic seaports. The port area is packed with buildings dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
After Marblehead we headed to Rockport, another gorgeous and somewhat well-preserved New England fishing port. We wandered around town for a bit and then headed out to the edge of town to The Lobster Pool restaurant for some boiled lobster.
Kim and Carol had a great visit and of course it came to an end too quickly. But Kim swears she's bringing the whole family back for a visit sometime soon.
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