Aspen the Yorkie

My doggie friend at “Travels with Bob” does a good job of giving vacation reviews, but I’m going to give it a try today.  September is actually a very nice time to vacation down at the Jersey shore, you all know we live in New Jersey, don’t you?

I remember one time my owners took me along with them on their Jersey shore vacation, but not this time. In the Spring, they decided to go away for a few days and leave me behind, because I don’t like riding in the car as much as I used to.   They started their trip at Sandy Hook, and worked their way down to Long Beach Island.  But I’ve heard them talk about trips they have taken all the way down to Cape May and Wildwood, and the fun they had on the Boardwalk. When their children were still vacationing with them before they grew up, they would take off for fun family beach vacations.

One of the nicer Wildwood attractions is Morey’s Pier. There are lots of rides for those that want to do more than just spend their time sun bathing on the beach. I don’t think it’s too late to plan something fun like a trip to the shore, there is more information than I can ever write about here at moreyspiers.com, a LOT more, it’s a very helpful site for anyone planning a vacation in that area.  You may even be able to find a hotel that will accept dogs, so you can take your pet along with you…but if you decide to leave your pet at home, be sure it’s with someone they love.

My owner asked me if we could write about Boston. Every summer she thinks about the vacations she took when she was a child to her grandparents house. They lived only 15 minutes outside of Boston off Route 128, so she was able to visit the city many, many times from the time she was a child, to the time she met my other owner, her husband. They even went together.

When you go, you have to plan carefully, as the roadways are not as organized as some cities, I heard them say once that they were patterned after old cow trails. That sounds a little strange to me, but maybe it’s true. They had no trouble getting around by car and using the subways and other transportation to see Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, the Children’s Museum that her Grandfather took her too, Boston Harbor, and walking the Freedom Trail. When she was real young, the trolleys were operating as part of the transportation system, now you can take a trolley tour of Boston. There are so many things to do in Boston. I never got to go with them, because it was long before I was around, but maybe next time they’ll take me along…I’m very small, and I’m sure there are places to stay that will allow pets if we look. One thing Boston doesn’t have, I don’t think, is a Wax Museum, but we live close to New York, and will have to visit Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, I wonder if they have little dog wax figures? There is a website called Trusted Tours & Attractions that has a link to things to do in New York in case you want to come south on the East Coast after your visit to Boston.

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We hope you have a great vacation!  Tell us about it in a comment, did you take your pet with you?