The weather in New England has been positively springy so we decided to take advantage of the sun - and our Trustees of the Reservation membership - and head out on a sightseeing adventure with Neema and Laura. We packed ourselves into the Subaru (quite literally - a car seat takes up a lot of back seat space) and headed to the Gloucester/Rockport area for some fun in the sun. Fueled with about 10,000 calories of sugar and butter from Canto 6 Bakery, we were ready to commune with mother nature.
We wound up at Halibut Point: "Halibut Point is a uniquely beautiful coastal seascape. Looking seaward on a clear day, the view stretches from Crane Beach in Ipswich to Mount Agamenticus in Maine and the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. Formerly the Babson Farm granite quarry, the park is managed for scenic, historic and conservation purposes by the DCR and the Trustees of Reservations." The description was true to life - an amazing view of the ocean and some wonderful rock formations. We had to abandon the stroller about half-way through because the paths gave way to an uneven granite moonscape with tidal pools. Craig carried Maceo in the Ergo and the rest of us scrambled around attempting not to slip on the seaweed (although two of us did anyway). Maceo had a first-class blow out towards the end of the trip which required a tenuous diaper change on a rock. This one was a record as it went through all of his clothes, the Ergo Baby carrier, and Craig's shirt(s).
After the hike we went into central Rockport in search of a tasty lunch. We found food - not very tasty- but enough to fuel us for the ride home which included a fair amount of crying from the little one. Despite the tears, it was a beautiful day and fun to discover a new part of the state with good company.
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