Preliminary stats on trip 5/31-6/11 to Boston, MA and Martha's Vineyard, MA:
Weddings: 1
Memorial Services: 1
Photos taken 1263 (approx)
Miles on rental car: 662
e-mails waiting on return: 773
New aunties and other "table family" who escaped from China in the 1940s and fled to Taiwain: 9 (though not all were at the wedding)
Nieces and extended nieces now more grown up: 4
Carole's brothers met: 1 (named "David" no less)
Tilley Hats worn: 2
Whole lobsters demolished: 2
Lobster rolls eaten: 2
Katama oysters eaten: 8
Clams eaten: Fried, steamed, raw
Bowls of lobster or clam chowder/bisque: Lots
Farm fresh eggs eaten: Lost count, but at least a dozen
Lighthouses visited: 4 (I think)
Lighthouses climbed: 1
Pairs of 9EEEE New Balance sneakers purchased: 3 (plus one by Carole)
Bookstores visisted: 2
Copies of "World In Collision" purchased: 0 (neither of them had it)
Copies of "A Canticle for Leibowitz" given as gift when I couldn't find "Worlds In Collision": 1
Postcards of Minnehaha Falls purchased: 1
Whaling/ship museums visited: 2
Native American museums visited: 1
Upscale painting/photography/glass galleries visited: As many as we had the time to stop for
Reality show tapings encountered: 1 (Carole has a better story)
Times attacked by a rooster: 1
Slobbering dogs now friends: 3
Car insurance payments missed: 1 (so I paid late)