Gloucester Massachusetts might be familiar to some of you as
it is known as the headquarters for Atlantic Ocean fishing, but what brought it
to fame for many of us was the Perfect Storm. Remember that movie starring
George Clooney? Well the crew of six on board the Andrea Gail commercial fishing ship went down in one of the
worst storms in current history, on October 28, 1991.
You might be wondering by now why I started this with that
information? This was our home for a few days as we found a nice spot on Cape
Ann to put the home on wheels and explore. Steve was hoping for a chance to get
out and fish from here but the type of fish we want just weren’t hanging out in
the area. That’s okay as we found plenty to do.
Our View Across the Way
The RV Park was situated just a mile from a beach which was
fun to go check out although Izzy couldn’t go. She and I had to do our own
exploring in the park as it was thick with woods and had a great trail we hiked
everyday which led us to an awesome view.
Color First Thing in the Morning
Discovered on our Walk
Gloucester in the Distance
Hiking Reward
We ventured out one afternoon to the town of Rockport which
is next to Gloucester. We wandered around the harbor and found quite a few
boats already in for the day, but one was off-loading their catch. When they
are done they park the big boat and head back to the dock in their dingy. We
found all types tied to the dock.
Docked
Ipswich Harbor Rockport Massachusetts
The town has a pretty neat area along the dock. The first
dock in this location was built in 1742 and called Bear Skin Neck. The story is
that a bear was caught by the tide and killed in 1700. This area was the commercial
and shipbuilding center for 150 years. The Sandy Bay Pier Company organized in
1809 and the Stone Fort and Sea Fencibles Barrack during the War of 1812 were
in this location as well.
Heading to the Point
Beached
Enjoying the Beach
Protecting Gloucester
Tranquil
The town of Gloucester has a neat area to hang out and look
at Gloucester Harbor. They have a statue of a mother and two children so all
that come here will remember the families of those lost at sea. The other
memorial they have pays tribute to all those lost at sea beginning in the 1600’s.
As you walk around and look at the numbers lost from each year you realize how
deadly the sea can be and was prior to modern technology.
The Families of Those Lost
Remembering Those Lost At Sea
Protecting Gloucester
Sailing Along
Izzy had her special place to go as well as the Ravenswood
Park in Gloucester is a refuge that has great trails and allows dogs to be
off-leash. So we had to check it out and do a little hiking. Izzy probably ran
about 10 miles to our hiking three. We don’t mind being shown up!
Heading to Magnolia Swamp Trail Head
In our busy schedule we did find time to go play nine holes
of golf. The course is beautiful and offered some challenge. Well every course has
challenges for us, but that’s okay since we aren’t doing it for a living. Good
thing too as we wouldn’t be able to have this great adventure if we relied on
our golf playing abilities!
The Shade Feels Good
The Local Course
We headed out on Friday for the Boston area so stay tuned if
you are a Red Sox fan, well even if you aren’t!
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