I love sharing my adventures with friends and family. This summer June, my mother in law, expressed an interest in riding a Boston Duck Boat. Janet & I did the trolley earlier, but we’d never done the ducks. Personally I’ve always thought they looked a little corny, but one thing for sure, they are the touristy thing to do.

Saturday morning we drove up to Concord to pick them up and spend the morning riding the duck! We laughed at Jim as we drove into Boston and got into a little traffic or “wicked traffic” as he called it. Believe me, we know wicked traffic and Saturday morning rarely sees “wicked traffic.”  This was my first time, however taking Storrow Drive from I-93. I learned that all exits of importance are off the left lane. After a scenic detour over the Charles River and into the MIT campus, we managed our way back to the Prudential Building where the Ducks were boarding. I found a street space to park that allowed me two hours of parking, more than enough for our adventure. I found this cool app that allowed me to pay for parking without cash!  These kind of little things make city activities much easier.

Our duck was as corny as I imagined. The driver reminded me of baby boomer lost in the 60s, but he was funny with his memorized jokes and directions for us to quack at other ducks that passed by.  The highlight of the trip was going into the Charles river and putting around.  Volunteers, including Jim and myself, were allowed to steer the duck for a short amount of time.

After leaving the river, our duck made a terrible sound and stopped right in the middle of an intersection. Turned out, the duck’s axle had broken and another was called to retrieve us. Here’s where the parking app came in extremely handy. As my meter expired I was able to put more money on ensuring I would not get a ticket! YEA ME!!

We made it back to the Prudential building after a memorable sightseeing trip through the city.  The wharf is replete with restaurants all boasting fresh seafood. A family favorite is the No Name Restaurant on the fishing pier. Janet remembers when servers threw the silverware on the table, but alas times have changed. We all enjoyed a delicious seafood chowder and rolls. Another nice thing about the No Name is complimentary parking.  If you’ve never been to Boston, this is a real treat!!!

A duck and dinner is all the adventure my in-laws can take at a time, but the day was beautiful and a great time was had by all!

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller