Address: Gloucester, MA 01930, USA
“One of the nicest, most picturesque beaches on the North Coast of Massachusetts...... At low tide you have to walk pretty far out to reach the water, and you can walk right out to Salt Island and hike across the island, (as long as you bring water shoes or protective foot gear to climb the rocks at the beginning of the path)..... Such clean waters with surfers riding the right side of the beach close to the natural 'Lazy River' by the bridge..... Great place for little kids to explore and not be intimidated by loud waves on the shoreline, as during low tide, they can walk out for awhile before reaching the quiet waters..... And coming from NY/NJ beaches and never experiencing the North Coast of MA, I was extremely impressed by their beaches and calm waters - completely flat walk-in to the Cove making it easy for young and old people alike to enjoy the mellow waves..... The water was so clean, I saw a whale at the edge of the cove early one morn as I looked out my picture window, from my Inn; just lumbering the length of the cove where the Massachusetts Bay meets the Cove and then back again later.... Truly incredible! Made my trip to see its spout spit out water! My very own Whale Watch right outside my window.... Must be very clean water!!!!”
Address: Gloucester, MA 01930, USA
“My friend and I decided to stay in Gloucester during our visit to Salem, for a couple of reasons. The first, everywhere in Salem was booked solid, and expensive (especially in October), the second is that it is the place where the Andrea Gail was from, the ship in the movie The Perfect Storm. As a native New Yorker, I am very used to transit that runs 24/7 (altho very slowly). This lovely little town is nothing at all like New York. It is peaceful, and a wonderful place to relax and unwind, to re-center yourself and release any stress you have. Even with the holiday weekend (we went on Columbus day weekend) the trains worked very well. They aren't like NYC trains, more like MetroNorth here or perhaps Amtrak. You can even purchase your tickets on the train (credit, debit or cash, the conductors can take payments). The trains pass by some of the most beautiful scenery, through forests and by the ocean, with sailboats and fishing trawlers. We walked to the train station, mostly because we couldn't find the bus stop, but saw the most amazing and historic homes, and the Gordon's Fishermen location. (We were going to go whale watching, but there was a gale warning in effect, so we decided against that. It's still on my to do list). If you visit Gloucester, I encourage you to visit Zeke's Place, a wonderful little dinner on East Main street. Fair warning, this place is small, but hugely popular, so be prepared to wait for a table, (leave your name and cell number and they do call when they have a table for you) I promise you Zeke's is worth the wait. All food there is locally sourced, so its very fresh, and cooked on premises, even the bread, of which there are several different kinds to chose from. I had a Paleo breakfast, which is your choice of egg style over a roasted/grilled half of a sweet potato, with fresh watermelon slices, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries, and the most DELICIOUS Avocado, tomato and red onion salsa (I think that's what they called it). Honestly, remembering that breakfast is making my mouth water a week later. You know the food is fantastic if you remember it! Gloucester is a wonderful place overall, I would love to go back and spend more time exploring!”
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