A slight change of plan...

I was asked on short notice to cover a political convention in Salem, Massachusetts, which involved a long drive. The first day here was enlivened - if that's the right word - by an active shooter alert on the campus. Everyone stayed away from the windows and a police helicopter hovered overhead for a while. Thankfully it turned out to be a false alarm, but of course these days there's no such thing as being too careful.

Hopefully I'll find time to visit the nearby Maritime Museum in the next couple of days. It's reckoned one of the best in the country.