Salem, Massacusetts

Waited for the peak hour traffic to ease before leaving Concord to drive to Salem. It drizzled a bit on the way and was a bit steadier by the time we got there but the trip wasn't too stressful. Made our way to the Salem Witch Museum and watched a presentation on the Witch Trials. When we came out it was raining and was too heavy to explore on foot anywhere. We went to the Visitors Centre and watched a movie that explained very well how the women came to be seen as witches and what happened to them. There is a lot to see in Salem but unfortunately the weather was against us and we decided to leave after lunch as the rain was quite heavy and we wanted to take our time. The gps made some mistakes and when we were about one minute away from our destination (or so we thought!!) she took us into the airport carpark and then almost into the city!! Finally got to Hertz and they very kindly drove us to the hotel as it was raining so much. We had intended to walk - anything rather than drive any further!!! A few stiff drinks are called for tonigjt!!! Still, we didn't have one accident, nor did we make the acquaintance of any State
Trooper, Sherrif or policeman so we did pretty well! We requested a late checkout tomorrow and will probably go into Boston to kill some time as our flight doesn't leave until 11 p.m. Had dinner in the restaurant and a much-needed/appreciated bottle of wine!!Read more