Gates School Auction Family Ride in The Grumpy Pete
Filed under: Grumpy Pete
22 March 2010
Tucker, Jack, Michele and Everett took their ride in The Grumpy Pete on Sunday 21st March 2010 – a gorgeous sunny spring day in Boston MA. The ride was part of their prize after they successfully bid on The Grumpy Pete – a prize at the 2010 Paul D. Gates School Auction.
While Grandpa smoked cigars on the front porch and the neighbors patiently waited for The Grumpy Pete to return, the family ride took them out Rt 2 west, south on I-495 to the Mass Pike, then east towards Waltham before turning onto Rt 117 for a pit-stop at the Dairy Joy in Cedar Hill. Mum and Dad took turns at sitting up front, while Tucker took the top bunk and Jack the bottom. It was so comfortable Jack even fell asleep for part of the ride!
Once we got back, the original Grumpy Pete of Acton (aka Peter Reed) and 5 children from around the neighborhood went for an impromptu ride out Rt 2 and back. Lots of fun and memories.