July 6, 2009: Boston Fireworks

[xoxoxoBruce]

There's a million fireworks shows on the 4th of July. Of course the public displays are the biggest, and the bigger the city
... read more money... the bigger the show. I've seen a lot of them and my favorite is Boston. Their whole package, with
the Boston Pops at the bandshell by the Charles River, the cannons, and the fireworks over the river is just a wonderful show...
and Sam Adams too.

Cellar member kisrael lives in Boston and has a choice of viewing spots.
He could bike down to the bandshell, or over the Mass Ave bridge to the Dark Side (Cambridge, Harvard, MIT ),
or find a highrise viewing spot like the wussies.

But nnnooooo, Kirk and his band of merry (wo)men, kayak 4 1/2 miles down the Charles River and anchor up in the thick of it!



Oh, then paddle back afterward.

Now unless you've been up close and personal with fireworks, or a civil war veteran, you can't imagine how much smoke,
grit and debris those fireworks dump in the air, Shhhh, don't tell Al Gore but this picture shows some of it.
Plus the reflection off the water doubles the show.

Thanks Kirk!