Birth of Independence
Boston, MA Most guides get dressed up in costume, but ours didn't It took us nearly eight hours to drive 238 miles, the traffic was slower than walking pace at times. What a way to spend my birthday, I didn’t time that very well. There were about four tolls ranging from $2.25 to $24.75. Three of them took cash but the $25 one is going to send us a bill, which is a pain as we will have to get a mail posting before we leave the US and I don’t know how long it takes to get sent out. The toll roads were in excellent condition, so that’s some compensation. the roads in Boston are narrow After coming onto a parkway there was a flashing sign that said high vehicles take the shoulder. I assume that meant to go around the corner without falling over. The next bridge was too low for us and we had to go off the parkway and come back on. Not long after this we stopped off at a rest stop but couldn't park anywhere. So we just stopped in the roadway. Alarm bells should have...