The Adventures of Yogi and Boo # 4

Part 4: We the people.....

For Yogi and Boo getting to see spots where U.S History occurred is like eating Rita’s frozen strawberry custard before dinner. It is a common bond the two share. So it goes without saying that this part of the trip was an exciting one for them. All the history you can handle and then some. The two also share the love of competitive sports. Therefore Boston was a great place to start. They hit the old north church first. Sat in the box seats that line the interior and listened to the tour guide tell the tale of Paul Revere’s ride to spread the word and fight the british while Robert Newman hung two lanterns to signal to the unsuspecting villages and Patriots that the british were coming. One if by land, two if by sea. After hanging the lanterns 14 stories high, he had only seconds to descends the ladders and make a hasty escape out the back window before the british redcoats broke down the door and stormed the church.

This first stop got the goosebumps going for Yogi and Boo, they continued on to the home of Paul Revere and then on to the Bunker hill. After grabbing Yogi a cannoli that was in his words “Nothing compared to Auntie Jo’s” They headed to Harvard and found that it is only $1333 a week to attend. The must stop, Fenway Park! It was beautiful and thanks to a cute little bar they were able to see the field even though the Sox season was over :( One day they will catch a Red Sox game at Fenway....until then they always have ESPN.

Boston did hold one dramatic detail. Boo was in a t-shirt shop and exited to find a mad woman walking away with Frank! Yogi was standing where she had left the two with a shocked look on his face and a pink leash in his hand. The leash was attached to a silvery and rather large great dane. With a few not so nice words for the clearly unstable dog walker, who claimed to be helping him get over his fear of bigger dogs... Boo retrieved her puppy and politely explained that were she to touch their dog again she would have one less limb!

Stopping in Plymouth to see the world famous rock and gander at the mayflower replica, they learned of a great American mystery...No one knows what happeed to The Mayflower....With a light in their eyes they calmed their urge to launch a full scale treasure hunt for the ship and decided they must venture out to Provincetown. The landing spot of the pilgrims. Once there they stuck their feet (and paws) in the Atlantic for the first time in the same place the pilgrims did(roughly speaking). Then down to Newport, RI which was adorable and Warwick, RI. The home of TAPS aka The ghost Hunters. This began a hunt for the ghost hunters...hoping to get a pic of them for Mom! They found them to be in Danbury, CT. Once there they found they were sold out of tickets to meet them. :( So they continued on to Yale and Princeton. Princeton was by far the most beautiful of all the ivy leagues and they had now seen them all (sans Brown). Both Yogi and Boo had a childhood dream of attending Princeton and so they spread ashes. The backdrop, a castle surrounded quad with half a dozen black trees with stunning fall leaves atop.

Philadelphia. Home of America, Freedom and the Fresh Prince!! They entered Philly with Boo rapping the Fresh Prince theme song and Yogi spinning the air disks. A quick jaunt to the Rocky steps and then on to Independence Row. They started out at the Liberty Bell and found out that the rest must be done by tour only. Boo was having a bad day for pain and could not stand through tour guides long talks, they happened upon the nicest and coolest tour guide/Ranger EVER! He rummaged up a wheel chair for Boo and situated them at the front of the line with Frank. The Ranger showed them through the many sights and after the tour was finished in Independence Hall he treated them to a behind the scenes special. He let Yogi n Boo see and hold “The Key”, it is over 200 years old and was held by the greats! Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and George Washington to name a few. The Key that opens and locks Independence hall, The very place where the Declaration was detailed, signed and argued over. Running there fingers across every banister they could, wanting to soak up its greatness, tears welled up in Boo’s eyes and Yogi’s weren’t dry either. The two just sat in the hall taking it in. Were they to allow it, the two would have gladly stayed forever. It was amazing. Just outside the Hall they spread some more ashes where Mom and Keesha could have a permanent view.

A short drive to Gettysburg, the two thought this would bring feelings as the day before did but found that sadness was more the tone. In only three days 50,000 Americans were lost and for what? Nothing. It was all something that could have been talked about and worked out peacefully but much like the issues of today... the people let it go until it was too far and words meant nothing.

D.C. Was the next big stop. Though the monuments were amazing and the allure of history compelling the two did not stay long. The people were as rude as can be and the face of America‘s demise posted everywhere. The two saw the Archives and monuments then made a promise to come back in 2012 and see it right again.

Having learned that the Sons of Liberty had not simply turned their backs on England but rather England had turned their back on the people. It was only after several untended attempts to work out their woes with the King that they decided they must be free of him. Hearing the fates of many of the signers, seeing their diaries and hopes for America they sat at the Lincoln monument, being harassed by the Rangers and wondered.....would they do it all again if they could see it now? Would they give their lives for this?

With that folks we conclude part four and the tour of American (and British) History. Hope you enjoyed part 4 and will come back for Part 5 - The South Will Rise Again....In Temperature! Thanks for all the comments! Keep em coming we love the feedback! :)

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