Our house in in shambles

Because we're moving to North Carolina in 4 DAYS!!!

I think we've done and seen the best things of this area.  Well... I guess there's always a thing here or there that we didn't get to, but I feel pretty content.

So the next few days will be full of packing and doing random last minute things... like trying to cook food and eat/give it away so I don't let any of our perishables go to waste.  I hate wasting food.  

That's all I have for ya.  Good night.

The Museum of Science

To Do: go to the Museum of Science in Boston

Check.

I don't really know what this display was about, but it looked cool.

The main exhibit was Geckos!  There were some beauties on display, and it was fun to a.) find them in their cage, b.) watch them, c.)and then read the little plaques about them.

This guy is actually shedding his skin, if you can see.  He has a clear coat covering his skin, and it will shed off soon making him a handsome choice for the lady geckos out there.

Rob in front of some gecko eyes.

The End.

The Crane Estate

Ipswich was our adventure after Rockport.  We went to the Crane Estate... and it was awesome.  We had tried going in the Fall, but it was closed for a wedding (I bet it was a beaut).  I really wish we could've come here before now because it was so cool and we didn't have as much time as we would have liked to discover this property.  But... glad we made it once.

It started with a bit of a hike. 

We had some beautiful views of the windy rivers that decorate the land.

And then we made it to the grounds. 

I thought this guy was cute.

At the end of the LONG lawn of rolling hills is this beautiful little gem of a beach.  

It was so windy I couldn't stop laughing, thus ensuring that Rob and I did not get a good picture here. hah.  Oh well. 

More wind.  It was reallllly windy.

And this is the modest home of the Cranes.  Check out that yard.  It was even longer than this picture makes it look like.  We had fun running down the hills then walking up the hills.

I decided I'd never want to live in a home this big, but I wouldn't mind having their backyard.  Just in case the opportunity arises that I'd need to make that kind of decision...

Rockport. One last go at it.

Rockport is one of our favorite places.  If you ever visit MA, you must come here.  Since we've been having beautiful weather, Rob and I decided to go for one last visit. 

I am in love with all of those colorful... things.  Come to think of it, I'm not positive what they even are.  I know they go in the water.  Well, at least I think they do.

One last stroll down the Historic Bearskin Neck Colony.  Apparently all of the cute shops (a lot of art shops, some random souvenir shops, candy shops, fudge shops) close down in the winter because it's cold and there's no visitors.  It was a beautiful day so some of the local shop owners decided to open, but many were still closed.  No fudge for us. 

Rob loves lobsters.  The animal.  Not the food.  This is a cool place where you get to pick out a live lobster or crab to eat, but it wasn't open.  Oh well.  The picture was all we were really after anyways. 

And then we went to another adventure in the town over...