Spectacular fireworks were viewed from the 20th floor of a well appointed downtown Boston office. The children were in giggles and awe of the bright colors splashed across the night’s sky. My favorite are the ones that explode into many colors and cascade down into the dark night.
Early in the day we gathered our beach gear into the car and off we went to Marblehead Deveroux beach. After paying the $10 to park we drove right into the first row parking spot. A short twenty foot walk in the sand and we were set for a few hours of summer fun. A few kids were already splashing in the quiet surf.
A cool breeze relaxed us on a hot humid day. Anya and John hurried to the water’s edge to enjoy a cooling dip. Mostly I stayed under the umbrella for a relaxing morning.
I was probably the only one strolling on the beach in long cotton pants which ensured a sunburn-less day. Kites were flying in the distance in the steady wind. A low-key sand castle building contest was under way. John busied himself by digging a deep hole. Then Anya worked at burying John up to his neck in wet sand. He had sand everywhere.
One family were well into this activity with shovels in a whir moving sand into two big piles. Later I found that they had formed a pair and sneakers with letters spelling out Boston Strong in honor of the tragic bombing of the Boston Marathon in April 2013.
The weather turned hot – hot – hot with high humidity. It was stifling walking downtown in the throngs of people heading for the esplanade to watch the fireworks. We relaxed on a bench in the Common Wealth and watched the people. A breeze would have been so welcoming.
We meet Rachel’s friend and stopped in a hotel for some adult refreshment, then off to their office building across the street for such a delightful air-conditioned view of the fireworks from the 20th floor.