Last of the Best

Leaving Boston was tough, both personally and logistically: Hurricane Irene canceled flights in and out of Logan Airport Sunday and Monday. Needless to say, the airport was insane Tuesday morning. But thankfully we made it out to Los Angeles without much hassle. The Tall Guy even managed to fit his belongings into three large suitcases - I'd like to see anyone else do that!

To round up our 'lasts' for Mike's departure, we hit up only the best of Boston.

A trip to Neptune Oyster for some serious seafood indulgences:

Prosecco and the raw bar

A dozen oysters - all East Coast of course

The infamous hot lobster roll

Giant scallops

We also got down to the Seaport district again (we went last weekend to watch professional divers jump off the ICA building for the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series) to Legal Harborside.

We had a grilled octopus appetizer at Legal - not as good as when we had it down in the Galapagos but close! And I tried abalone, which actually tasted amazing!

Abalone shells are beautiful - they're usually used as soap dishes

A walk up to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument was also on the bucket list:

View of Downtown from the top of the Monument

And bar hopping from Figs in Charlestown for tasty apps (the mussels are phenomenal, as are the fried asparagus spears and the bib salad with bacon). Not to mention some ice cold red sangria:

We rounded out the night at Tavern on the Water for the full view of downtown Boston across the water, Dark n Stormies with Gosling's Rum, and their amazing panko chicken fingers and homemade ranch.

View of Downtown

The USS Constitution

Literally - Tavern on the Water

We'll be heading out to Catalina today, more on that later!