In the afternoon, our friend had booked us a ride on a Duck (Dukw).  Our Duck was called "The Red Sox Nathan", and you can see it in these photos http://http://www.bostonducktours.com/about_gallery_01.html.  We were delighted to be able to ride on that particular Duck.  And our ConDucktor was very good! 

A highlight for the children was getting to drive the Duck while in the Charles River.  I wonder if it helped that they were both wearing Red Sox caps......

It was lovely to see the Boston skyline from the river.


Our day ended with a lovely dinner at the Cheesecake Factory.  The dinner was so filling that we ordered only one piece of cheesecake and five forks.  I have NEVER seen a piece of cheesecake disappear so quickly!

Saturday we had a cookout with friends, and an impromptu baseball game in the backyard with Boo's bat and ball.  I had the dubious pleasure of pitching a home-run to none other but my beloved husband!

Sunday was a restful day with church and Prayer Meeting. 

And Monday we started our trip home--to arrive on Tuesday just in time to get ready for guests to visit on Wednesday.  They stayed until Friday, and we had a wonderful time with them--mostly at home and in the house because it rained a lot!  Belle was in her element, looking after their baby.

Thus ends our vacation, one of the most fun ones that I can remember having with our family.