Sunday 11 February - Boston

After a slow start to the morning, Libe & I finally made it down to lunch with Simone and Sophie at American Joes on Newbury Street. I’m taking a disciplined line from now on – when in doubt, just order the entree size. Again, the food at American Joes was massive. An entree (called an appetiser or starter here) can fill you up as much as a main meal might. The main meal (figure this out – called an ‘entree’) just leads to the American overweight culture. Mind you, Australia are getting bigger as a nation too. So from now on – just the entree. That’s the ‘appetiser’ or ‘starter’ kind of entree.

Walking back through the Boston Public Garden after dusk with Libe, there were quite a number of people who were skating on the frozen lake. This was the same lake that we spotted on our second day in Boston. To see it frozen over was quite a surprise. Even more surprising would be if you saw me on the such ice at any time in the future – purely for the fear of falling through, the chances of which would increase as I would spend half my time ice skating falling flat on the backside.