Saturday remained drizzly and very cool all day, not a great day for being outside camping. Fortunately the plan for the day was to visit Gene at his new apartment in Revere. In late morning we drove to Arlington to pick up Sean, Veronica (age 12), and Philip (age 8), who squeezed into the back seat while Ranger rode in the back compartment. The distance was only about ten miles, but being that it was Boston, it took about 30 minutes to get to Revere with heavy traffic and many traffic lights.
After years of living in a tiny third-floor apartment in a house in Cambridge, Gene is now in a sixth-floor (top-floor), contemporary style apartment about twice the size right along the public beach in Revere. With a corner unit, he has views far out across the water. More immediately on this day, there were views of kite-surfers braving the cold and wet to skim along the waves down below. The apartment has two spacious bedrooms, two baths, and a large open living room, dining room, kitchen area with big windows that let in lots of light.
Gene had made a huge meal of chicken, rice, green beans, sweet potatoes, and salad---delicious! He also made a chocolate cake which he served with real whipped cream and mixed berries.
Ranger was a bit antsy being in a new place (with an elevator!) but after exploring all the rooms he settled down on a small rug that Gene brought out especially for him. Over the course of the afternoon, he had two walks along the beach with Veronica and Philip which he seemed to enjoy a great deal.
The drive back to the campground seemed long in the traffic and the dark, and upon return to the camper, I settled for a bowl of instant oatmeal for dinner and crashed early.
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