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I’ve been in Boston since yesterday, as I’m attending the 2010 MIT Information Quality Industry Symposium later this week, and I thought I’d use the opportunity to spent some time visiting Kelly. We’ve had a good time hanging out—we had dinner and drinks at John Harvard’s Brew House last night, and visited the New England Aquarium this afternoon.

Matt Travi, Collin Looby, and I took a few extra days in Boston before the jQuery Conference and Ajax Experience. We took the Acela Express train from New York’s Penn Station to Boston’s Back Bay Station on September 24, and then spent September 24-27 exploring the city (and trying to stay dry) before the conference started on September 28. Read on for more detail about the personal portion of our trip.

On September 26, while in Boston, Matt, Collin, Kelly, and I went whale watching. We boarded the New England Aquarium's Voyager III in downtown Boston and traveled to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. While we had an amazing experience last time I did this (a few years ago with Mom, Dad, and Katie), this year's trip was even better. We saw five whales, including Nile, Owl (who had a calf), and Tornado (who also had a calf), from two family groups, and the two calfs actually played with each other, which we were told is quite rare since they're from different family groups. Check out the full gallery or the highlights below.