The Gulf of Maine is a corner of the Atlantic Ocean embraced by Cape Cod to the South and Nova Scotia to the Northeast. The longest stretch of land in between is part of Maine, which gives the gulf her name. If you look at Alexander’s map, which this blog is named for, the body…
Yesterday I had the pleasure of sitting in the back seat of a Cessna as my father flew again. Getting back in the left seat of a plane was a bucket list item for our favorite Navy pilot. For me it was a chance to see him in action flying and see the world from…
In some way my walk on Salisbury Beach today was a bookend moment for 2018. I took a similar walk on this beach earlier in the year (writing about sea glass). This time I was looking at my computer screen and decided I needed to take a walk. Where better to walk than a quiet…
Another offseason walk on the beach brought me to Salisbury Beach. I walk for all the reasons you might expect, and I seek out open space to give my mind room to expand. Salisbury in summer is a mess of arcades, pizza joints and go-carts. It’s slowly gentrifying, but it’s no Rye. Salisbury is a…