That's a wrap

And just like that, Labor Day is over, summer is done, and we are on a flight back to Dallas. Dad and I had a really great trip. We saw more in a few days than most people who live there have seen. We got an early start today and headed out to a place that made us a breakfast sandwich that was part burrito and part panini. It had spinach, eggs, sausage, grilled veggies and cheese in it. So freakin good. We then decided to kill some time looking for someplace (anyplace, really) to sell us some bananas. We had shared the massive sandwich, and some fruit was in order. 

After much wandering, we scored some bananas and sat for a minute to eat them. We did that while we were waiting for the start time for our harbor cruise. 

We got onto the boat and rolled out at half past ten. Our tour guide was a British fellow named Alex, and he did a great job telling us about everything we were seeing in the harbor. 

When that wrapped up, dad and I headed for a subway station and went pretty far north to meet up with my cousin Kevin and his son Sam. We ate lunch with them, and afterward, his sister Becky joined us in Sammy's favorite park. 

It was great to catch up with Kevin and Becky, and it was pretty great to meet three-year-old Sammy. I hadn't met him before. 

Following that, we hopped back on the red line, returned to our hotel (we had checked out far earlier in the day) to pick up our luggage they were storing and got back into the subway system. The ride to the airport was so remarkably easy. Of the many things that impressed me about the city over he weekend, I will take home a great envy of public transportation done right. 

Dad and I arrived at the airport with time to spare, and because our flight was delayed, we had time for a few final local Boston draft beers. Seemed an appropriate way to cap off the weekend. 

We're in the air now. After the boarding delay, there was a departure delay. All tallied up, we are about an hour and a half behind. It's all good, though. We'll get back and have time to get a little situated, and we can both make it to work on time tomorrow.

Pretty good birthday trip, overall, and something definitely worth doing again.