Boston was in our plan as we have never
been to there. Situations surely changed
since we arrived at Connecticut with Sandy and the preparations. However, the life yet looked quite normal
when you get out. Its brilliant fall colors everywhere and the CT- 15 drive to
Hamden was so beautiful that we were
thinking it may be a good idea to go to Maine to see more of them. May be
it was a bit deceptive and after lunch at Srikanth’s home at Hamden, we packed
the bags and proceeded to Boston. We
arrived at Boston at evening and checked to a Hilton hotel. The hotel had a
nice pub that served good food and some local micro brews. We all had a nice sleep and woke fresh next
day only to hear more bad Sandy news. Things
got worse as the airlines started cancelling some flights and Srikanth called
to update the news. We had booking in
United but it was really hard to get through the customer service to reschedule
our flight for the next day. We even thought about advancing it and flying out
of Boston but nothing worked out. Our flight was not cancelled yet. Then we thought its better to get back to
Connecticut and take shelter and reschedule the travel plans from Srikanth’s
place. However, we just wanted to check out some of the downtown attractions
before we start for Hamden.
Our first stop was the MIT campus and while driving around it, we saw the
roads are being close along the riversides and the water levels are really
up. It was also raining but still there
were tourists going in groups. We drove
around a bit through the old town area and harbor front but did not stop for
lunch as we initially planned. We had a place in mind for a good bowl of Boston
clam chowder but now we decided to drive back to Hamden instead. Picked up some
food in wholefoods and ate it in their dining area that saved some time. I90
was quite empty while driving back and the rains stopped as we approached
Connecticut. News of flight
cancellations and shut-down of public services in New Jersey were flowing in
through the Radio but the Connecticut roads were still open.
Yale University was closer to Hamden and since the weather looked fine we
decided to stop over at Yale to take a peak. Sheena also sent a picture of us
standing in the campus to Aunty as she thought they would love the idea.
Vasanthi went to Yale for her medical studies and uncle and aunty visited the
campus many times that way. We spent
time there and then went to Srikanth’s home.
The media was so high on Sandy news and the local governments were reacting
to it by shutting down toll roads and public transportation. For the heck of doing preparations we went
out and got some more food and groceries, just in case things go out of hand. Alok,
at Milford, was a mile close to the beach so we suggested him to move to
Hamden. But by then the hwy 15 was shut
down and he was stuck there with his many friends. Hamden is about 8 miles from
New Haven water front so there was nothing to worry. The night was windy and the rain started. Also
a lot of news of evacuation and closure of public services came in. And we slept
with one window half open as it was raining outside.
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