Nov 1- Commuter ferry to Boston for Chowdah

Seattle really needs to figure out some mass transit. Boston's is so easy. We went into town by train from Concord, and by subway from Quincy. Both were a cinch. Today was even better. We spent a quiet morning doing homework and paying bills, then went into town one more time by commuter ferry. It was a gorgeous afternoon, sunny and 70 degrees. The ferry is just for walk-on passengers, but zooms you over to the airport, and then into town. It was absolutely beautiful to see the city from the water. We just wandered around and then had clam chowder at the Charthouse Restaurant. It is in a building that was built in 1763 as the customs house in Boston. A customs house is where ship captains and owners paid the taxes on goods brought into port. John Hancock (or should I say JOHN HANCOCK) was the customs agent at the time! Dad and I opened the safe that good ol' John would have used to keep the $$$$. Great building, good chowdah!