We'd never heard of Duck tours until a chance encounter with Cathy's doctor. Her daughter lives in Boston and she told us that we just *had* to go on a Duck tour. Then we mentioned Duck tours to other friends who have been to Boston, and they all said that we *had* to go on a Duck Tour. So we went on a Duck tour.
Cathy waiting to buy tickets.
It was pretty neat. Cathy hoped to go on the Pink Duck, but we ended up on the orange one.
Kilroy had apparently been there.
We also noted the location of the life vests.
Unfortunally, our tour guide (Captain Courageous!) had mic problems, so we did not catch the story on everything. But we got lots of cool pictures! He also had a duck quacking horn- when he honked it, we were to wave at the people gawking at us and say "Quack Quack!" That was surprisingly fun.
This has nothing to do with history- but Cathy was enamored by Tealuxe!
We got a picture of ourselves when we passed a mirrored building. See? We're in the orange Duck!
There were some pretty awesome churches along the way.
Like this one!
This one has Tiffany glass windows. You have to go in to see them, but they are the original Tiffany windows.
Pretty.
It was pretty neat. Cathy hoped to go on the Pink Duck, but we ended up on the orange one.
Kilroy had apparently been there.
We also noted the location of the life vests.
Unfortunally, our tour guide (Captain Courageous!) had mic problems, so we did not catch the story on everything. But we got lots of cool pictures! He also had a duck quacking horn- when he honked it, we were to wave at the people gawking at us and say "Quack Quack!" That was surprisingly fun.
This has nothing to do with history- but Cathy was enamored by Tealuxe!
We got a picture of ourselves when we passed a mirrored building. See? We're in the orange Duck!
There were some pretty awesome churches along the way.
Like this one!
This one has Tiffany glass windows. You have to go in to see them, but they are the original Tiffany windows.
Pretty.
Everything in Boston is pretty. This building is the jail- the "blinds" that are in the windows are actually the bars. It looks like any office building- you'd never know it was a jail unless you read the sign. (or the Duck guy told you!)
A competing Duck tour- with their pimped out Duck boat.
When they did the Big Dig, they tore down all the old buildings- except this one section of one building. People still live there!
The best part of the tour was the water part.
Scenic views.
More views. The bridge is hard to see, but it's really neat!
The back of the Science Museum.
Also, Cathy got to drive the boat. For real. Here's a picture! She did not crash the Duck, which was almost more than could be said for the tour guide.
The tour guide nearly drove us into this dock. For real. Luckily he was able to turn at the last minute. Woo! Cathy's a better boat captain than the tour guide. Cathy rocks.That was the end of the Duck Tour- we recommend it!
Sounds like you're having a wonderful time! I'm looking at the pictures and trying to give myself a virtual vacation...the water pics really get to me. I so miss water. Natural water. Lakes. Rivers. Creeks. Something not so common here in the Springs, but I have my secret getaways. Anyway, I'm just glad I get to be clued in to your rockin' lives!
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