The object of the day is to get to Boston by 4 pm.  I got an early start and was going from small towns on Rte 1 to more small towns.  These are some to quaintest little small towns.  With their beautiful old houses and historic statues.

  Finallly I am getting to Portland Maine ( the other Portland).  I am dead tired and the eye lids are getting heavy so I go into Portland Maine and drive around looking for a parking lot to pull into and sleep awhile.  I wound up in the downtown core area. 

I must say that Portland Maine is a BEAUTIFUL town.  It has several lakes or waterways right in the dowotwn area with walking and bike paths around them. 

Anyway I get turned around and cant find a place to pull over so I dedcided to go ahead and head down the road and pull over at the first rest stop.  About 2 miles south of Portland ME I run into a toll booth.  I give the lady at the booth the money and she gives me change.  Then she preceeds to start in discussing the RV and asking questions about where I got it and how much and it looks like fun and this goes on for 2 or 3 mintues.  All the while I now have 15 cars behind me.  So finally I say well I probably ott to head down the road.   I think she would have kept talking for a while longer.

So another 20 miles down the road I pull into the rest stop and grab 3 hours of sleep, get cleaned up and its an hour and a half to Midges.  I roll in about 5:30 pm.  Midge Shaughnessy is a long time family friend of the Sherlock Clan.  

Midge had gotten 2 tickets to go see  Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys in concert in Boston.

  We went to the concert and left just a little early to go pick up Ben atg the airport around 10:30 pm.  I tworked out perfectly and the concert was GREAT!!!!

We got back and sat around talking then hit the ay in prep for a big day tomorrow.  The gangs all here.  Let the games begin…