Boston - April 2022

Steve and Helen were to be in Boston for almost two weeks for the marathon, so Keith used the opportunity to meet Steve for a weekend after eight years apart!

Before leaving for Boston, Chris, Steve, and the kids were at the house so Kieth was able to spend a bit of time with them.  He then took the 10am flight to Boston and got to Steve and Helen's VRBO by 2:30pm.  There were a lot of hellos as it was Keith's first time meeting Helen.  Keith and Steve then went for dinner at Prezza in the North End - it was great just to catch up the two of them.

Saturday Keith walked around Boston with Steve and Helen.  It was great to get some steps in and see the city.  Despite not trying to, Keith saw OneCanal Apartments several times as well as Elevate, the new deal that Keith was to spend the day at on Tuesday.  At the end of the day, Keith picked up an Avis rental car for use on the Sunday.  It was back to the house for some relaxing before heading back to Boston for drinks and dinner.  Drinks started at Jaho Coffee Roaster and Wine Bar, followed by dinner at The Q, an Asian Hot Pot restaurant.  Dinner was excellent.  

Sunday we used the car to leave the city.  First stop was Plymouth so that Steve and Helen could see the famous rock.  After the rock, we walked over to the Mayflower II.   The Mayflower visit far exceeded the disappointing rock!  Steve needed his dose of coffee.  The first attempt was Cafe Nicole which Steve deemed a total disappointment so we tried again at Leyden Street Coffee.  Much better!  We then opted to make the 1.5 hour drive to Provincetown at the tip of the Cape.  Lunch was at Ross Grill - following which we walked a bit around the town and then drive back to the VRBO.  We stopped by Whole Foods for some ingredients so Steve and Helen could make pasta for dinner - Steve's final carbo-load for the marathon!

Plymouth Rock

Monday morning Keith drove to the city to drop off the car and check-in early to the Canopy hotel.  Great hotel and he was able to work most of the day before seeing Steve about an hour after he finished the marathon.  The final event of the weekend was the post-marathon party at Fenway.  Steve and Helen went back to the VRBO and Keith headed back to the hotel - it was a great weekend and hopefully we see Steve and Helen again for Chicago Marathon '23!

Steve after the marathon