Sea Kayaking!

Today, Kyle and I drove to the North Shore again for a sea kayaking tour of Ipswich Bay. To our amazement, we were the only two people on the tour. The weather was overcast and perfect. Our guide, Marina, is in Ipswich for the summer, but calls Newfoundland, Canada her home. Kyle was also born in Newfoundland, so that created a connection right away. We pulled into a little cove by this lighthouse for a break. Kyle took this photo! After our...

In our back yard

Kyle and I spent most of Saturday, the 21st, at home, but we did venture just outside the base for a quick walk: We are so happy to have such beauty and history so close to us. We have also had a lot of squirrel activity in our back yard and Kyle caught this moment on his phon...

North Shore

On Saturday, August 14th, we spent the day driving along the coast of the North Shore (i.e., just north of Boston), taking in the beaches and towns along the way. View Larger Map Our scenic drive started in Manchester by the Sea, but our first stop was in Gloucester. This town is portrayed in the movie The Perfect Storm. We walked to the harbor, through some neighborhoods, down the adorable main street with the local toy and gardening stores,...

Mount Monadnock

The day after we walked all over Boston, we drove to Monadnock State Park in New Hampshire, about an hour north of us. Our plan was to summit Mount Monadnock, which is supposed to have 360-degree views from the treeless top. On our way we stopped at a farm with a roadside restaurant to fill up our tanks before embarking on our hike. After eating, it was a quick drive to the park where the ranger recommended we take the white dot trail to the top....

A Day in Boston

Back on the 7th, we ventured into Boston. It was our first subway ride into town, and even with a required bus trip due to subway repairs, we made it safely to the Boston Commons. We strolled through the park noticing how many people were out and about enjoying the summer day. After our stroll, we headed over to the visitors center for the Freedom Trail, which is located in the Commons. From there we started to walk the trail with our audio tour,...

By Request

I had a request to post some photos of the font and back of our new home, so here they are: The base provides free mulch so I added that to the front and planted a few flowers. Added the mulch here too and I am trying to grow the grass, which was pretty much dead. We became the hit of the neighborhood when we put up our bird feede...

Small World

As mentioned earlier, Kyle and I live on base and we are in a townhome. To be precise, we live in a duplex and therefore have only one connected townhome to ours. The family in that home consists of a cute couple, Ernie and Laura, with their 7-month-old, Benjamin, and their four-footed companion, Bear, at over 160lbs: I was chatting with Laura one morning about Alamogordo, NM as they used to be stationed there not too long ago. I mentioned that...

Wiens New England Bed and Breakfast open for business!

The B&B is already booked for October, but we hope that family and friends will come by throughout the year. The basement pub is still under construction, but perhaps it will be ready in time for October Fest...

Moving On

Kyle and I have left Lubbock and moved on to the next stage of our lives: life on the east coast – Massachusetts, to be exact. We made some friends in Lubbock, but it was just not the place for us. A little over a year ago, Kyle interviewed with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Hanscom AFB to study space weather. The job seemed interesting, even though Kyle had little to no experience in space weather. Plus, the job would entail living in...