South Shore Mom

I have traveled up and down Route 128 to work – 25 miles each way – for 12 years. I never thought of 128 as a vacation destination….that is for sure. Working so far from home and listening to others who live in the area, I started to hear about “foreign” places – we have never seen…..so I was curious enough to make a trip out of it. 

I had received some bonus dough from some side work I had done and knew I could put it to good use on a mini vacation from the South Shore.

We started our journey, traveling up to the Burlington Mall to have lunch at the Rain Forest Cafe. I had heard so many good things about it. I did not have big expectations for the food – but it was actually good.My husband dined on a chimichanga, I had lettuce wraps and my son had mini burgers. The entire restaurant looks like an actual rain forest with animatronic animals, rain, a simulated thunder storm, stars and vegetation all around. We had a great time there. The price for 3 for lunch, plus tip and appetizer was $61. If you are trying to be fiscally responsible, try to steer away from the large gift shop. 

We then had time to kill before we checked into our hotel – and we ended up at the Jordans Furniture – which is just North of the Burlington Mall. No – we weren’t spending our vacation – checking out the sofas…we were there to check out the free water show, the jelly bean sculptures and the totally cool trapeze school! 

We then headed south to check into the Hotel Indigo. We had a great time swimming in their salt water pool all afternoon. The pool is very modern. The price for the hotel plus their “pizza package” – was $135 (not including tips and taxes). If you decide to sign up for the pizza package, I suggest calling the hotel directly to talk to them about the package you purchased. The hotel is very new – and going through a few growing pains….but overall – a great experience. The hotel has a restaurant – but its very very expensive….and not so much a “kids” place.

The next morning, after a quick Starbucks style breakfast at the hotel ($20 for the 3 of us)  we checked out Drumlin Farms in Lincoln. Check out your local library if you are headed up to Drumlin Farms to see if they have Mass. Audobon passes. With the passes…our family of 3 only paid $2 to check out the farm. 

It only took us 40 minutes. Who knew 128 could be so fun?