August 31, 2022 Wednesday, Boston, Massachusetts , Liberty Clipper Cruise

- September 05, 2022

Liberty Clipper Cruise

JTH Steps 10,003

This gives you an idea of the area we walked.
Our hotel is in the red square at the bottom.

We slept in this morning and it felt so good. I was a little sore from our walking tour yesterday. Showered and headed down for breakfast. After, we headed to the Boston Tea Party Exhibition across Fort Point Channel, just outside our hotel. We decided just to walk through the gift shop because the exhibit was geared toward kids. Great little shop. I only bought postcards. They didn't sell stamps but one block away was the post office. Pretty darn convenient! Made our little trek to get stamps and back to our room to drop off stuff.

Boston Tea Party Experience

We headed down to Boston Harbor and walked along the water the whole way. Just so awesome to be able to enjoy this beautiful weather we are having in Boston. We have been told it's unusual but we will take it. We found the dock where we will be boarding the clipper ship and she was docked so we were able to see her before the trip.

What a beautiful ship, the outside was painted green and beautiful wood work on the deck. We found a sign that gave her specs, built in 1982 and others. She has 2 masts about 108 feet each. We still had time before our cruise so we walked to the bar area on the wharf. I've decided that Bostonian's don't know how to make a margarita.

Specs information

Before we boarded our ship the captain introduced himself and gave an entertaining talk on using TP and a few other points. Once on board he gave another talk on safety and using a life jacket...and we are off.

Once out in the bay volunteers were asked to help hoist the sales and Barry helped. It was fascinating to see the process and the sailors explained each step. The sailors live on the boat and some help move the boat to the Bahamas after their summer here in Boston. You can also pay for staying on the boat while it sails to the Bahamas. Might be a great experience.

Barry help hoist the sails with other guests. He said it was fun but can't imagine doing it all day long. It was windy most of the time we were out and hearing the wind in the sails was something I have never experienced before.

Below are photos of Boston Harbor from the clipper ship. Such a different view of the city. We also passed by an old wharf area on the other side of the bay. The wood was rotting and didn't look at all safe. According to one of the sailors, this was the wharf area the Victory Ships sailed into during World War II. For me this was one of the highlights of the day. We also saw a seaplane land not to far off our starboard bow. Apparently it's a commuter plane. What a way to commute to work. We arrived back at the dock right at 5:00 PM. What a fun experience.

We decided to eat an early dinner and headed for Legal Sea Foods at the end of Long Wharf. We ate outside and the warm evening weather made it so enjoyable. We both loved our meals. We headed back to the hotel. We needed to be up early tomorrow for our ferry ride to Salem.