Friday, August 30th, 2024
Our ship was sailing toward Boston where we would be disembarking tomorrow! It was another nice day on board the Viking Mars. We were able to read out on deck because the weather was sunny and warm.
This afternoon the Hotel officers hosted a “Live Margarita Bar”. We participated in enjoying a drink.
Late afternoon we attended Rear Admiral John Lippiett’s lecture, “That ‘Tea Party’ in 1773- A Look into the Tea Trade”. He explained how drinking tea became fashionable and spread to the colonies.
This evening we went to hear one of the Viking vocalists perform a solo show. It was called “An Evening with Adam”. He sang a variety of his favorite songs.
Our last sunset of the cruise was beautiful!
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
This morning we woke up in Boston, Massachusetts.
Our flight home wasn’t until late afternoon. We thought we’d be sitting in the airport all day but Viking booked hospitality rooms where we could relax until 2:00 PM when they would then transport us to the Boston Logan International airport. We left the hotel and walked around Boston. The weather was sunny and warm. Viking also arranged for lunch to be served. We were quite impressed with these unexpected provisions.
It was the Ohio State Buckeyes first game of the season against an in-state team, Akron. The game was in the afternoon and we figured we’d miss the entire game. We were surprised to see it televised an airport restaurant by our gate. So we saw a lot of the first half before we boarded our flight. We looked out over Boston and the surrounding area as our plane lifted off for Columbus!
This adventure had ended but we look forward to the next one!
