To Boston Pt. 1 of 3

This was a day that I had been waiting for a long time for...almost two full difficult months to be exact.  Tara and I are finally making the trip to Boston to see the Sports Cardiologist group at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) so that I can hopefully get some better answers about what is going on with my heart.  My expectations are very high because these have been probably some of the hardest days that I can ever remember experiencing in my 40+ years of life.  However, our trip was almost derailed by 10 inches of snow overnight in Colorado!  Fortunately, ours was one of the few flights that got out that morning.  I don't know that I have ever been on a plane getting de-iced, but this is what it looks like.  There was a slight delay, but they basically cover your whole plane in this orange soapy looking substance and then you can take off without crashing.  Sounds like a good deal to me...

We landed in Boston Logal International Airport and took a very expensive cab ride over to our hotel (The Boxer) which was located downtown about a mile from MGH.  After spending $30-$40 for this short ride, we vowed to find a cheaper way back but we wouldn't have to deal with that for at least a few days.  We quickly dropped our stuff off and went immediately exploring.  This was both Tara's and my first trip to Boston and it was pretty awesome, despite the piercing cold!  Unbeknownst to us, they were also digging out of a big snowstorm that hit the week before we got there, and the streets were lined with piles of snow.  Here we are out exploring some of the neighborhoods.  The old history vibe of this place is quite strong and just feels impressive to be around.

We made our way down to the Hospital to see how far of a walk it was from the hotel and then cut across through Beacon Hill over to Boston Common Park.  It's this enormous park in the middle of downtown.  Tara is doing some great modeling, but we were definitely very cold at this point.

Here is another one of us up close with some of the downtown buildings in the background.

There were still lots of restrictions with COVID around, especially on the East Coast.  We were starting to get hungry but we didn't have reservations anywhere.  Thankfully, we strolled on by the Bodega Canal which snuck us in for this little table for two.  It had a funny vibe, like part Mexican restaurant and part sports bar all rolled into one.  At least once we sat down and looked like we were eating, we could take our masks off and converse like normal humans again.  The food was great and were headed back to the hotel.

Here is a picture of us in front of The Boxer hotel sign.  We had to call it an early night, as we had a morning appointment and were on East Coast times which meant a very early wakeup call!