Over the course of 4 days, we 'did' the following:

• Saturday PM - toured the USS Constitution
• Sunday (Fathers' day) - visited Higgins Armory Museum where Drew got 'Knighted'; saw Toy Story 3
• Monday - went on a whale watch (28-30 miles out) straight east of Boston. During that, we saw about 14-15 different Minke Whales (a net of 40-50 sightings as they surfaced) about 6-8 different Humpback whales (one of which breached nearby), and one went almost directly under the ship, and the water was clear enough that we could see it pass by. Even the crew was highly excited by the breach - they indicated that it was extremely rare to see so many humpbacks, let alone see one breach.
  Also saw part of the freedom trail.
• Tuesday - went to the Museum of Science and also took a Boston Duck Tour in a DUKW. Our driver and guide was Tim Burr (his 'schtick' was that he was an ex-lumberjack from Nova Scotia).

Someplace during this set of adventures, we also found time for Zander and Erik (mostly Zander) to do some artwork on my old hot tub cover, and also deconstruct a disk drive. Never underestimate the capabilities of a determined kid. A 16 lb. sledgehammer, a hacksaw, and a bolt-cutter were all utilized. Zander wanted to even try a chainsaw, but that was a non-starter due to multiple safety issues. Surprisingly, the bolt cutter was the most effective.
The platter and armature of the drive had been previously removed via correct disassembly, and got taken home as souvenirs.

USS Constitution, Sat. June 19, 2010 Of interest is the contrast between the work-in-progress on the starboard side vs. the "unmodified" port side	Zander and Erik manning the helm
Mom & Dad taking photos of said helmsmanship	Aft of the Constitution
Jellyfish: there were lots of them in the water around the ship	Kind of hard to see, but Z and E sleeping, Sunday AM
Another snooze-cam shot	Artwork: Erik's on the left and Zander's on the right
Zander deconstructing a hard disk drive (1)	Using a 16lb sledge
the sledge is heavy
Not shown: using a bolt cutter to deconstruct	Final result: a successfully deconstructed hard drive