Thursday began with our assembly to the school, something we’d all been getting nervous about following its repeated postponements. Thankfully it was a success, with some of George ‘s comment on the chicken population of England, and the appearance of Matt’s look-a-like - Prince Harry- going down especially well.
Following that, we all boarded the bus to Hamilton train station for another trip into Boston, this time guided by Mr Medvitz through some of the highlights of central Boston. Walking over Beacon Hill we passed the regal and imposing State House, the home of failed presidential candidate John Kerry, and ambled through Boston Public Garden and the Boston Common. This was followed by a trip to Quincey Market from where we dispersed for Lunch.
Lunch for several of us was a trip to the Italian quarter, which for Matt, Alex and myself was 40 minutes walking in a circle before we stopped and asked for directions. Having handed out some of the remaining pizza to a pair of Red Cross volunteers, we all reconvened outside the Market hall before catching the train back to Newbury. Thankfully this time we did not almost miss the stop, though once again, many of us ended up asleep on each other’s shoulders.
Returning to Pingree Matt handed out the remainder of the pizza and we all went down to watch the Frisbee match, once again featuring the future captain of QEGS Frisbee, Jude, and joined this time by Matt and Ollie. Unfortunately defeat was ours once again, though Matt did set up one of Pingree’s points with a spectacular dive and roll – that left him limping off the pitch.
We all gathered at the Cheesecake factory in Northshore mall for dinner, with 20 of us dominating the restaurant and all of us left understanding just why America has the obesity problem that it does!
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