So this Blog is after the Morning Glory, only Mrs Fogg types faster than I do.

Another exciting day on the Foggy Road Trip of New England. We left Salem, see Mrs Foggs details about the wonderful Morning Glory B&B.

So off we set in our Jeep Wrangler super cool monster, with a lovelly “Engine Oil Service required” warning flashing at us. Being good little citizens we called Alamo to ask what they wanted to do about their car “well it will be fine for about 300 miles so don’t worry about it” claimed the assistant, “well we are actually driving 1200” said Mrs Fogg, “ah well you had better change it then” added the assistant, “and how do you suggest we do that 90 miles from Boston, since we are not turning around” pointed out the Mrs. So off we head to Portland International Airport, a minor detour from our journey to be met by happy Brad McTeeth behind the counter (he was actually a really nice guy but couldn’t work the computer, which is a worry since he somehow managed to add $1200 for a change of car, I don’t think so).

So off we set in a sparkling white Chevvy Traverse, 4.2litre SUV about the length of an 18 wheeler, with the turning circle of an oil tanker, but oh so comfy and capable of housing a family of Bangladesh refugees for a year hidden in the thousand of recesses. One slight problem, no remote keyfob, so back to the 1970’s for us having to try and lock all the doors from the inside before we leave the car (good luck to the person who needs to lock the boot from inside, set off at sunrise over the seats all the way to the back and you might make it by sunset).

But we made it to Portland by the Bay, after travelling through York and Scarborough. Now let’s not be unfair, but after just a few hours in Portland it is strangely reminiscent of Scarborough in England, just a little less lively. The place is deserted, maybe it’s the time of year, but a few gift shops, a few restaurants, lots of seagulls, all that is missing is kiss me quick hats, the Crown hotel and a few more OAPs.

Tomorrow I am assured by my uber geek tour guide Mrs Fogg, that the place will be much nicer (Bridgeton).

One saving grace, we managed another Surf and Turf, whoo rahh!

All checked out of the Encore and off to collect the beast a 3.7litre Jeep Wrangler, ooo I feel so tough and hunky now.

The trip out of Boston was reasonable, one missed turn but our Garmin sorted us out.

A little hungry we stopped at an all you can eat Chinese buffet at $8 a head, oh yum.

Next stop Salem and the Morning Glory B&B, anyone need a broomstick bringing back because theirs is damaged?

Ah breakfast, the first meal of the day. As can be seen here Mrs Fogg demonstrates a staple start to the day courtesy of the Cheesecake Factory (shameless plug and not endorsed either), with a raspberry velvet monster and a glass of Champagne. If you think about the positive food groups here “grapes in the champagne”, “raspberry in the cheesecake” and of course vitamin C from the whipped cream, you go girl!

Then all set it was a mamouth hike around the city, to the actual outside screenshot o the Cheers bar, an Apple store to play with an iPad (me want one) and up to the Boston Science Museum. And this is where the fun ended. I’m sure the museum was good many years ago, but some of the exhibits have seen better days I’m afraid, we got bored and left $40 poorer, ouch.

Back then via some wonderful scenery and of course bars to watch the world go by, before heading out later tonight for a nice slaughtered and seared portion of bovine happiness (steak to you).

Tomorrow it’s time to check out from the Encore B&B (not bad but the little things do let it down a bit, especially with it’s price tag per night), pick up ye oldie jalopy and head up to Salem.

A really early start this am, up at 7, fed, washed and watered by 8, then off downtown for our 2 hour Segway Tour of ye oldie Boston in 77 degree scorching sunshine.

On arrival you have a photo taken for you Segway drivers license (yeh it’s a gimmick but what the heck), then it’s time for a 10 minute scarey video of a stick man being maimed, scarred, decapitated and killed on his 2 wheeler (put off yet?). If you survive this, it’s then a 10 minute getting to know your Segway (while wearing a dayglo bib and crash hat) and then you are let lose on the mean streets of Boston following your guide in single file.

What is amazing is that after literally 10 minutes on the segway, it’s like second nature to you, lean forward to go forward, back to slow down and push the lever left and right to turn (and these puppies have a 0 degree turning circle!).

So we went everywhere, USS Constitution, Freedom Trail, Bunker Hill, China Town and so much more. The guide was helpful and friendly (especially since there was just Mrs Foggy and me), not the most knowledgeable, but we enjoyed the sights and playing on the Segway (which is so, so, so cool).

After 2 hours you are quite tired continually stood and you are after all the suspension for these bad boys. Our guide exclaimed he failed his Masters at Uni so had to become a guide.

An absolutely fantastic experience and we got some shots to prove it (which we will post when we get back).

After that it was off for lunch at “Barking Crab”, whose slogan is “Everyone should have crabs” (see what they did there), for a 2lb lobster and 1lb of snow crabs. Oh Yum Yum, that did not last long and the only thing left on the table was the napkins.

An absolutely brilliant day, just about to be topped off in 3 hours by a trip to watch the Boston RedSox play at Fenway Park.

After a very uneventful but very empty flight over we arrived in Boston an hour late.

Mrs Foggy expertly navigated the MTR and we made it to the Encore at 1.15am UK time and boy is it hot.

Boston currently has a water main issue and you can’t drink tap water (like we would) and the aircon in the B&b is broke and it’s a heatwave.

Oh well grub and kip.