After months of planning, scouring websites, making contacts and looking for accommodation and means of travel between the sites that I plan to visit the waiting is over and the plan is now being put to the test!
The flight to USA went fairly smoothly and I arrived at Boston Logan airport 1 hour earlier than I had anticipated. By the time I got through immigration and spent some time looking at the piece of conceptual art in the foyer of the airport; which is a series of tracks, rails, pulleys and wheels that transport several balls through the mechanism triggering bells and chimes as they progress through the Esher like landscape, the time passed and my pal Norman arrived to collect me. He manoeuvred us through a torrential rainstorm that fell quicker than the wipers could cope in Boston rush hour, welcome to the USA!
After spending 21 hours awake I slept completely oblivious of my new surroundings, a couple of 'Blue Moon' beers possibly helped with that.
The dawn of my first day in the USA had a look similar to that I left in England, heavy grey sky, clouds and a breeze. The main difference was about 10C warmer in Boston.
The distance from home then grew rapidly. An early morning call with my wife broke the news that my mother-in-law had died. She had been ill and Sheila and I had discussed the possibility that she may not survive the duration of my trip. However knowing that I will be away for 6 weeks and not able to be there for my wife and her family is a hard start to the trip.
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