Seven years after I had moved out to California, and I had never been back to Massachusetts. Years of talking about my old town and people had wet the appetite of Tinky, at least enough for another trip for yet another journey. I had gotten Tinky a job at the video store and since our trip to Kawai and since we were both working there (2/5 of the staff) we had to be careful not to take too much time off. A week and a few days seemed to fit just fine. Luckily my sister, Erin, was living in Boston at the time, attending Northeastern University, so we didn't need to worry about housing. The friends of the family that I had working for when I was 12 offered to let us use their bikes in trade for a few days of dog sitting. Everything worked out perfectly and at a very low cost. We saw the sites, walked the city, and biked to our hearts content. We visited Boston, Salem, (my old town) Bedford, and Concord. For a major change of pace we didn't take almost any pictures, which was very strange since Tinky normally took 300 for a weekend getaway. We had a great time exploring and (for me) reminiscing.

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