The heat has gone up 29 centigrade today and the humidity gone up with it so we weren't planning on much today.
As always this started with us getting on the Green Line to Park then a Red Line to South Station, which is like a mini version of Grand Central in NYC. The subway stations are really hot, but the air conditioning on the train is really good, but once you exit the station you could feel how hot it had gotten outside in the 30 minutes we had been underground.
Luckily it was only a short walk to the Boston Fire Museum, which is free to go in and housed in an old fire station. There's not a lot in here but what they have got is interesting to see with a collection of pumps from 1800 onwards. I think the only downside to coming here was that it's only open on a Saturday and there was a kids party going on as well but at least it was free.
After spending about 40 minutes in there we headed back the way we came stopping off in Dunkies for a sausage and egg muffin. They should do a loyalty card or something like that.
The only other thing that we had planned for today was to head to what is Boston's only beach at Fort Independence so got back on the subway for one stop, then spent 20 minutes waiting for a number 9 bus, it doesn't really help when the only way you know your at a bus stop is that there is a letter T stuck on pole, but no numbers and definitely no real timing here, even though there is one for the subway station that we were stood outside of, this is the main interchange for South Boston and everything around here is buses whereas in the city buses are few and far between, everything is subway.
At least we were in the shade so it could have been worse I suppose. It was only about a 20-minute ride, then a 10-minute walk until you get to the fort. What they didn't mention on the website is that entry is by tour only and it was 30 minutes before the next one started and I really couldn't be bothered waiting even though it is free. As today was a chill out we only planned on walking around what is a circular basin connected by footbridges so strolled around there taking in the sea breeze, it was good to escape the heat in the city for a while. What I had planned was to walk all the way around then head through some of the side streets to the Tavern on L street, but it was just too hot for that as well as being further from the bus stop back so ended up staying around here and having a burger. One other thing that this place is good for is watching the aircraft land at Longan international. Most were a bit far away to start with but then the flight path changed and they were coming straight over us at about 1000 feet up. Something I've not been this close before. With that it's time to get the bus back into Copley Square in the city, go in the shop to get some beer then one stop on the subway back to the hotel.
There was even time for a night walk to take some photos around the aquarium, I'm not sure where all the time went, but I was sitting on the subway station at 10:30pm, Quincy Market looks like a good place to eat in the evening. The subway back was what you expect at 10:30pm, there are very odd people on public transport.
