This past Sunday, Michael and I decided that it was high time to take the ferry over to the Boston Harbor Islands--a clustering of islands about 30 minutes from the Boston Bay. We hopped on a cruiser around 2 in the afternoon and sped across the water to Georges Island, which was once a site for a fort. The abandoned barracks still remain and are open for people to explore, crawl, and meander through them. Photos: One of many open barracks; spider web!
A special exhibit created by Office Da, another architecture firm in Boston that also has a Rice Intern, was up and installed in one of the barracks, as well. We both wandered around the island searching for the exhibit, and when we finally found it we were greeted by a long, sinuous form made of translucent plastic modules, all held together by nuts and bolts. We crawled through and around it, sang a couple christmas songs, and bounced on our merry way.
There seemed to be many more islands worth exploring, however, we had to return to the mainlands before we had the chance to do so. Next time, a grand picnic and a kite would make the trip to the Harbor Islands well worth a second visit.
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