We arrived in Boston about an hour after we left and we were very thankful but saddened that our driving for this trip was done. In all, we covered 1,294 miles which is roughly the distance from our house in Orcutt to Cheyenne, Wyoming. The ford focus made it and while we were sad to say goodbye, we were more relieved that the car made it through the entire trip with no issues. Enterprise is by far the best car rental customer service I have ever dealt with and they didn't disappoint again.
Our Air B and B apartment was located about a mile away and we summonsed a Lyft ride that cost a whopping $4.00. These ride sharing apps are so easy to use and I'll never use a cab again. Our apartment is located in the Fenway neighborhood in Boston, made famous by the home of the Red Sox, Fenway park. The apartment is a cute little studio apartment that is perfect for what we need and about 1/4 of the price of any hotel nearby. Air B and B is the way to go and a lot of credit for Alyssa for finding this place!
Steps from the public transit rail system (the T), we grabbed a couple of train passes and were off to explore Boston...or so we thought. As we waited for our train to arrive at the station, we were surprised when a train going the other direction stopped and didn't move from our station. When we saw a police officer walk by us down the tracks, it became obvious what was going on. A heavily intoxicated man had decided to use the rails of the tracks as a pillow and wasn't budging. After being handcuffed and escorted off, the trains resumed activity and took us to our needed destination.
We had a quick breakfast at the hotel but we were both getting ready for lunch and decided to try a place Alyssa had researched called Mike and Patty's. They specialize in hot sandwiches and it sounded like a perfect lunch on a cool afternoon. After ordering our sandwich in a store that was no larger than a hotel bathroom, we waited outside in the cute, eclectic neighborhood lined with brick sidewalks. Our name was called and we took our food to the Boston Commons, Boston's equivalent to Central Park. (Side note: Being an outsider from the West Coast, I feel like we often have the preconceived notion that Boston and New York are similar. They couldn't be any more different in terms of architecture, people, and sights to see).
The start of the Freedom trail, a self-guided walking tour that takes you through all the major historical sites of Boston is in the Boston Commons. The trail is brick-lined and weaves it's way through the city and across the St. Charles river into Charlestown, the site of Bunker and Breeds Hill. It became obvious that after spending a lot of time in rural New England, we quickly were becoming annoyed with the droves of people on the trail and lack of time to process the information that we both really enjoy learning about. Thus, we took a quick detour off the trail, picked up the best $8.00 purchase of the trip, a guide to the Freedom Trail. 
Thus begin our avoidance of the large crowds and walking "near" the Freedom trail, stopping to see the major sites along the way, resting to read our book along before we moved on to the next one. This process became much easier and way more fun than pushing through crowds of people on a busy, summer, Saturday afternoon. We walked through the cemetery where Paul Revere, John Hancock, and Ben Franklin are buried. We toured the Old North Church in Boston, site of the famous "one if by land, two if by sea" lanterns that warned which way the British soldiers were coming from. Historical site after historical site, our American History classes were starting to come back to us. We watched a lady make old fashioned drinking chocolate and sampled a cup. Finally, we made it across the river and into Charlestown, site of the Battle of Bunker Hill and where the trail ends. 
Exhausted, it was time for dinner and decided on a whim (and thanks to our guidebook) to check out a place called Warren's Tavern, the oldest establishment in Charlestown...a place so old that Paul Revere and George Washington frequented this place. We toasted to George and the boys and enjoyed our dinner. Alyssa chose the Canadian Bacon Burger and I opted for the Buttermilk Chicken Sandwich. I can honestly say I have never had a better Chicken Sandwich in my entire life.
Back across the river for our return home, we found the T stop and there were no drunks to postpone this leg of the journey, thank goodness. We found a local ice cream shop in the Fenway neighborhood and called it a night...after a grand total of 10.04 miles and 19,654 steps (according to my Apple Watch).
--KT
30 by 30 continued
25. Cleveland Indians (August 8, 2015)
- Indians beat the Twins 17-4
- Attended game with John Higgins.
- Before game, attended WGC Bridestone (PGA golf event)
- Game got so out of hand that Twins infielder Shane Robinson had to pitch and threw a scoreless inning.
26. Tampa Bay Rays (June 11, 2017)
- Rays defeated the Athletics 5-4
- A's loaded the bases in the 9th but could not score due in large part by terrible baselining by Adam Rosales.
- Attended game with my cousin, Garrett.
- Got to talk with friend and former teammate Josh Smith before the game, a member of the Oakland A's.
27. Miami Marlins (June 13, 2017)
- Marlins defeated the A's 8-1
- Attended the game with my cousin, Garrett and he missed a really easy ball in batting practice.
- Got to watch my friend and former teammate Josh Smith pitch in the game.
- Giancarlo Stanton hit a HR
28. Houston Astros (June 14, 2017)
- Astros defeated the Rangers 13-2
- Astros scored 9 runs in the 6th inning.
- Derrick Fisher hit a home run in his major league debut.
- Attended the game with my cousin Garrett and he got a ball during batting practice.
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