Please help--dinner cruise for mom's birthday?

My mom is going to Cape Cod (Hyannis) for her birthday, and we%26#39;d like to get her a dinner cruise. I%26#39;m having no luck searching for companies. Can you please help me? She%26#39;s going in October--too late?? Any recommendations?

Please help--dinner cruise for mom's birthday?

Dear klcrooks,

You might try World Yacht at worldyacht.com or 212-630-8100. You might also try ';Great Point'; which sails to Nantucket until October 28. It is a ferry with continental breakfast in the AM and cheese tray in PM. It is first class and there are great restaurants like ';Que Sera, Sera'; on Nantucket. You call the Chamber of Commerce of Hyannis - 508-228-1700. There is also the ';Grey Lady'; of Hy Line Cruises. It is a high speed ferry that operates year around. It is $62 for an adult round trip and is more expensive than ';Great Point'; which is $45. You can check these all out with the Chamber of Commerce.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth_

Please help--dinner cruise for mom's birthday?

Hi there, Can%26#39;t think of an ocean dinner cruise for you. Would you like to consider a %26#39;land%26#39; cruise? People report enjoying the Cape Cod Dinner Train. 888-797-7245. capetrain.com. It operates through Dec. If you are interested in this let me know as there are some details that I may be able to get for you from another poster on this forum. Dinners are about $60 pp with drinks and tips extra. White linen, candlelight, crystal etc. But there are plenty of excellent Cape restaurants too and, considering the earlier sunsets, there may not be too much to see in the dark. Maybe you can get some more input from the Dinner Train people (like they switch to lunch in Oct???) Good luck. If you elect to try a restaurant instead you%26#39;ll have plenty of wonderful choices. Good luck Nebraska.

ALERT for travel to CC Sept/Oct.

Here%26#39;s some info. from the Cape Cod Times newspaper regarding lane closures and the resulting high travel times. If this might affect you then check the newspaper%26#39;s website to see if they correct the problem as these are first day complaints.

September 8, 2005

Sagamore Bridge drivers find two lanes a big pain

By CONOR BERRY

STAFF WRITER

SAGAMORE - For months, Massachusetts Highway Department officials warned of looming post-Labor Day lane restrictions on the Sagamore Bridge to accommodate work on the $58 million flyover project.

But the lane closures, which took effect yesterday and are scheduled to last through October, still caught motorists off guard, many of whom flooded state police with calls about the lengthy delays that tied up traffic on both sides of the bridge yesterday.

Jay Conti was one of the many Cape Codders who fell into the fuming-mad category. The Hyannis man said it took him more than two hours to get from his home at noon to the base of the bridge.

By the time Conti finally reached the bridge at 2:20 p.m., he said he realized he would never make it to an off-Cape appointment and decided to abandon the trip.

%26#39;%26#39;I got off Exit 1 and took Route 6A back home to Hyannis,%26#39;%26#39; said Conti, who contacted state police in Bourne to report frustrated drivers pulling U-turns in the middle of Route 6, putting him and others at risk.

%26#39;%26#39;I%26#39;ve seen a lot of things,%26#39;%26#39; Conti said. %26#39;%26#39;But eight cars making a U-turn on Route 6 was a first. I told (state police) to send backups, because there%26#39;s going to be accidents.%26#39;%26#39;

The first day of Sagamore Bridge lane closures did not go smoothly, according to many people, including an Orleans resident who claimed it took nearly three hours to drive from Exit 12 to the bridge.

MassHighway officials say they are committed to the flyover%26#39;s aggressive project timetable, which will require lane closures through October and possibly again in the spring.

As recently as Saturday, MassHighway officials warned that the closures would likely take effect this week, telling motorists to expect restrictions implemented after Sept. 5.

The Cape Cod Times reported on the scheduled closures in January and in several subsequent reports, including a front-page story in Saturday%26#39;s edition.

%26#39;%26#39;We%26#39;ve received a ton of calls,%26#39;%26#39; Trooper Ed Roach, stationed at the Bourne State Police barracks, said yesterday.

The backups were not the result of accidents, said Roach, but rather flyover-related construction, just north of the bridge.

MassHighway crews will be working from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday near the northern base of the bridge from now through October, requiring four lanes

to be reduced to two in each direction for the duration, said Paul Washburn, MassHighway%26#39;s resident engineer for the flyover.

Washburn said all four lanes will temporarily reopen for Columbus Day weekend, but then it%26#39;s back to two lanes for the remainder of October.

Kevin J. Cassidy, a MassHighway district construction engineer, said last night there is a chance the lane closures could spill into November, but it depends on the weather.

None of this matters much to John Meyer, a civil engineer from the suburbs of New York City who owns a summer home in Orleans.

About 6:30 p.m., after spending 2 hours and 45 minutes in traffic headed off Cape yesterday afternoon, Meyer, whose specialty is traffic engineering, said the lane closures are an %26#39;%26#39;untenable%26#39;%26#39; and %26#39;%26#39;unacceptable%26#39;%26#39; situation, citing their potential to hurt the local economy and slow everyday commerce to and from the Cape.

For his part, Conti questioned why the roadwork couldn%26#39;t be done at night, which is routine in states like Connecticut and New York.

%26#39;%26#39;It should be done at night when there%26#39;s much, much less traffic, sometime between midnight and 5 a.m.,%26#39;%26#39; he said.

Conor Berry can be reached at cberry@capecodonline.com.

(Published: September 8, 2005)

ALERT for travel to CC Sept/Oct.

This was reported on the radio yesterday, too. I listen to a local Marshfield radio station and a woman who commutes from Marshfield to Marsten Mills daily for work called in claiming she had been on the road heading north starting at exit 6 at 5PM and hadn%26#39;t even made it to the bridge by 6:30PM....what would typically take on a good day 20 minutes max to drive. Said the bridge was down to one lane. Now, I%26#39;m assuming she means ONE lane--not one lane each side--afterall, it%26#39;s just 2 lanes going both directions anyhow. There must be a policeman directing traffic on both sides...but how they%26#39;ve even worked that out, I can%26#39;t fathom! What a mess!!! Imagine the back up on both sides of the bridge.

Route 28 and the Bourne Bridge may be a bit further around the world...but at this point, probably quicker.

ALERT for travel to CC Sept/Oct.

As repoted in today%26#39;s Cape Cod Times, the Sagamore Bridge will keep all 4 lanes open until ';at least'; next weekend. Keep on coming!

Hi Charlie,

Thanks for this informative posting.... I am leaving for Dennis Sept. 12th, could you give me some advice on when to travel to get thru traffic. On Sept. 14th I will be going to Boston for a few days do you suggest taking the Ferry?

Hi Charlie,

Thanks for this informative posting.... I am leaving for Dennis Sept. 12th, could you give me some advice on when to travel to get thru traffic. On Sept. 14th I will be going to Boston for a few days do you suggest taking the Ferry?

Thanks for the heads up, I%26#39;m going down to that Cranberry Arts %26amp; Craft Fair in Harwich next weekend, and we%26#39;ll stay for a few days down there somewhere, so then we won%26#39;t have to travel on the weekend at all. I see that it still gets brutal at that bridge even after Labor Day weekend! I probably better prepare to leave at the crack of dawn to get there! Thank you again!

Please read the Cape Cod Times for up to the minute info. Capecodonline.com

Right now they have all four lanes open. As far as I can tell from the newspaper, you%26#39;ll have to keep checking back but all is free and clear right now.

Boston Weekend

Me and a buddy will be going to Boston for a weekend in early October. We will be staying at the Buckminster (I know its not the best joint, no need to discuss it.) We are both 22, college students so we want to go to some good bars the both nights we will be there. We dont want to be running around all night searching for different places, we are looking for a good strip with a lot of bars, any particular street, etc. I am aware that the Buckminster is near Fenway, and there are lot of bars there but i%26#39;m not sure who frequents them. Also, any list of good college bars, etc. Thanks.

Boston Weekend

The Fenway area is great, because there are many different types of bars, and you only have to choose the crowd. There are casual bars (Baseball Tavern, Crossroads, P.J. Kilroy%26#39;s, Cask n%26#39; Flagon, Copperfields), college crowd favorites (An Tua Nua, Who%26#39;s on First) and even an upscale sports bar in Game On. On Landsdowne Street, there are a wide variety of trendy/cheesy dance clubs and bars (Avalon, Axis, Tequila Rain, Embassy) a dueling piano bar (Jake Ivory%26#39;s), a place to see live bands (Bill%26#39;s Bar), a place to dance or play pool (Jillian%26#39;s) and an attached bowling alley (King%26#39;s). Boston Billiards is also close by and is a good place to watch the game or play pool. There%26#39;s a lot of variety and it just depends on your mood. Boston University, Northeastern, Berklee and a few smaller schools are all pretty much on top of that area.

Another good place to consider is Fanieul Hall. There are a ton of places there that attract a young crowd, like Clarks, Bell in Hand, Jose Mac%26#39;s, Coogan%26#39;s, Hong Kong and The Place. There%26#39;s also a trendy bar where you can dance or play pool called The Rack. A lot of professional athletes hang out there, so naturally, you can always find a lot of young women there as well. Both The Rack and The Place can be meat-markets, so again, just depends what you%26#39;re looking for.

Boston Weekend

You guys are in the perfect location! Lansdowne Street right beside Fenway Park is loaded with all kindsa bars for evry type and plenty of girls go with their friends. Check out the web for any Bars on Lansdowne Street in Boston. Kenmore Square is all BU students with loads of bars, clubs, restaurants and a young, eclectic mix. You guys are gonna have a blast!!!

The other ';Student Central'; areas are Harvard Square and Allston.

Allston starts just beyond the far side of the BU campus from Kenmore Square. You can reach its hub in about 10 minutes by the Green Line ';B'; trolley (free above ground when heading away from downtown.) That%26#39;d be the corner of Commonwealth and Harvard Avenues. There%26#39;s a long stretch of bars and clubs east, west, and north of that corner, including ';Big City'; which stays open till 3 AM and has an entire separate pool hall. About four short blocks north of the Harvard/Comm Ave intersection, Allston%26#39;s other major artery (Brighton Ave) crosses. (There%26#39;s also a frequent T bus route, the 57, which originates in Kenmore Square and runs out Brighton Ave; the fare%26#39;s 90 cents.) A personal favorite place, the ';Harpers Ferry'; rock/blues club, is near the Brighton/Harvard corner. So is the Sunset Grill, with its ';110 or so beers on tap,'; several Irish pubs, and every kind of restaurant from Brazilian to Burger King. Farther north on Harvard Ave, past some Asian-food takeout places and more Irish pubs, you%26#39;ll see the big new ';Sting Ray'; tattoo parlor and gear shop and the Sports Depot bar n%26#39; grill. Compared to the Fenway Park area, the mix in Allston is more locals blending with students than tourists and suburbanites blending with students. As a non-student local I like hanging out there a lot better.

Harvard Square%26#39;s worth the trip just to see who%26#39;s at ';The Pit,'; a big partially-sunken plaza by the Red Line subway station. There are all kinds of ';unusual'; people and street musicians around there, while close by is the big terrace by Au Bon Pain which brings crowds to its chess tables. Along JFK and Winthrop Streets is where you%26#39;ll find most of the neighborhood%26#39;s eating places and watering holes.

Along Huntington Ave, starting at Northeastern University and going all the way to Mission Hill, there%26#39;s another - more dive-y - strip of taverns which also extends for several blocks down Tremont St at Brigham Circle. Plus, two Red Line stops beyond Harvard is Davis Square in Somerville, yet another popular student draw (it%26#39;s near Tufts.) It boasts its own Irish bars, the ';Johnny D%26#39;s'; jazz/blues club, the Southern-wannabe ';Redbones'; BBQ restaurant, etc.

We%26#39;re the world%26#39;s largest college town, so you can%26#39;t help but enjoy yourselves in any of the areas mentioned as well as in the two already brought up. Just remember to save enough for cab fare if you%26#39;re out past about 1 in the morning (when T service stops) - and walk away from fights :-)

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Boston Bruins

Hi - we%26#39;ve booked our trip! Going out on Oct 9 and staying for 5 nights.

Are we too early for ice hockey?? I%26#39;d absolutely love to go to a game of the Boston Bruins but maybe the season won%26#39;t have started yet- can anyone assist? Thanks!

Boston Bruins

The season starts October 5th with a home game against Montreal. The next home game is not until October 20th I believe. If your trip is going to include other stops in the US, check out www.BostonBruins.com for the full schedule. Maybe you are heading where they are?

Have a great trip anyway!

Westernmass

Boston Bruins

Tickets have gone on sale. I believe the cheapest seats are already sold out, isn%26#39;t that always the way, but there%26#39;s plenty of tix left still. www.ticketmaster.com.

If you want cheaper seats, I%26#39;d get them ASAP. Good Luck.

That%26#39;s a pity - seems like they%26#39;ll be in Tampa, Florida during our visit. Never mind, maybe next time. Instead, we%26#39;ve booked tickets to the Boston Philharmonic - hey, nobody can say we%26#39;re not flexible!!!

Mid Day Traffice

How is ';T'; volume from 1-2 on a Friday? I had the same question as an earlier poster did with how to get from Logan into Boston. I%26#39;m going to try and pack as light as possible but it is hard for me to narrow down what I need and don%26#39;t need :-) But that%26#39;s beside the point. Our plane lands at 1:15 p.m. so I%26#39;m weighing the transportation options into the city. Thanks!!! :-)

Mid Day Traffice

';T'; volume at 1:00 - 2:00 P. M. on a Friday is minimal. Take the free shuttle bus from your airline terminal to the Airport ';T'; station. Proceed to the inbound side after purchasing your tokens at $1.25 each.

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Question regarding Red Sox tickets

I will be in Boston this weekend. I know the Red Sox are playing in town. I don%26#39;t have tickets and was wondering if it is pretty hard to scalp up there (the game is sold out). Also how much do they usually go for? The cheaper the better...don%26#39;t care if the seats are bad, would just like to experience Fenway.

Question regarding Red Sox tickets

The scalpers will be out in full force along Brookline Ave and in Kenmore Square around the T station. They won%26#39;t be cheap, and if they%26#39;re too good to be true, it%26#39;s probably a setup. You can hang out at Fenway at the Will Call window and see if tickets get released after the third inning. Tickets are set aside for players%26#39; wives, special guests, etc. and many times can go unused. With this weekend%26#39;s series being against Oakland, and given the time of year, tickets will be scarce as hen%26#39;s teeth.

Question regarding Red Sox tickets

Try EBay, www.stubhub.com, www.boston.craigslist.org, any local ticket agency or your hotel concierge. Call your conceirge in advance to determine if they will reserve ticket(s) for you at their source.

Ebay is a good resource, you can sometimes get lucky on a good deal there. Also, keep in mind that it%26#39;s not only scalpers who sell outside Fenway, but also regular people who just have a couple of tickets they couldn%26#39;t get rid of and just want to get near face value (last time I went, I was sitting behind a couple who had bought tickets off of the people sitting next to them at half the face value). Another trick is to wait until after the first inning and buy them from a scalper, since they%26#39;ll be pretty desperate at that point to sell. Unfortunately, Oakland will be in town this weekend and they are a HUGE draw, so prices will be steep.

If you don%26#39;t care where you seat, I recommend trying for standing room tickets. You can stand pretty much anywhere except the Monster and bleachers, they even put a large concourse in the right infield for standing, and the view is good. It%26#39;s a fun place to meet and talk with people too and what could be better than always being first in line for the beer and bathrooms?

Mid Day Traffic

How is ';T'; volume from 1-2 on a Friday? I had the same question as an earlier poster did with how to get from Logan into Boston. I%26#39;m going to try and pack as light as possible but it is hard for me to narrow down what I need and don%26#39;t need :-) But that%26#39;s beside the point. Our plane lands at 1:15 p.m. so I%26#39;m weighing the transportation options into the city. Thanks!!! :-)

Mid Day Traffic

Volume at that time of day is less, but consequently, so are the trains. They are spaced out a bit more than during the peak travel times. That%26#39;s actually a good time of day to arrive - you shouldn%26#39;t have to worry so much about jostling people on the train with your bags. Things start to pick up a bit towards 3:00, with the first wave of homebound commuters.

Mid Day Traffic

T traffic can be a bit heavy during lunch hours, but I wouldn%26#39;t worry about it. The commute from the airport into the city is pretty painless, I%26#39;ve found, unless you choose rush hour.