June 27th 2015: Misery Island, Salem

I started out this morning with breakfast at the Melrose Diner in Melrose, getting a Hot Chocolate

And the Eggs Timothy (Corned Beef Hash)

Not a bad meal, but nothing special.

My next destination was Marblehead,

Post Office

where I visited Evan's New York Style Deli in Marblehead, where I got a Pastrami Knish.

Interesting mix of spices, but overall, not my thing.

Next, Jodi Bee Bakes, a Vegetarian bakery in Salem. I got the Quiche, which came with sundried tomatoes and spinach,

And the Orange Hibiscus Tea.

The quiche was not bad, although the tea was a little too sour for my liking.

After the meal, I headed to Salem Willows Park in town, where I had some time to kill before going on the Sea Shuttle for a tour of Salem Sound.

We were a little concerned when the boat was not docked where it was supposed to be, but thankfully it arrived on time.

After everyone boarded, we were off.

It was cool that they had imaging of the sea floor below us, with the various spots being fish.

Other pictures I took on the way to the Misery Islands follow,

including Baker's Island Light

Hospital Point Light in Beverly

and the Tower House in Manchester-by-the-Sea.

We approached the Great Misery Island,

landing between it and Little Misery Island

on the South Beach area.

The boat then left us to our own devices for the next 2 hours before the next tour arrived.

upon which I started my exploration of the island. The path I took here is shown below in pink.

Pictures I took of the beautiful views follow,

including the creatures in the tidal pools

and on the beach itself

where I waited after exploring the island for the boat to come pick me up.

Back on the boat, we approached closer to the Tower House

and Baker's Island,

and visited a rock where the seals were basking in the sun.

Next, we went to check if there were any lobsters in their lobster trap.

Using a pole hook,

the line was pulled out,

along with the cage itself,

which had a one clawed lobster

which we promptly banded.

We also learned how to tell the sex of a lobster, from the type of swimmerets they have,

and they were able to right themselves after landing upside down.

After we were finally done, they placed the trap back into the water,

and we headed back to Salem Willows Park.

From here, I headed to Beverly to check out the Historical Society Museum, where the curators gave me a tour of the place. Pictures I took here follow.

After leaving the museum, I headed into Somerville to get some food, visiting Blessing Caribbean Restaurant, a cafeteria style place which took part in the East Somerville Foodie Crawl I went to a long time ago. This time, I got Rice and Beans and Pork.

Nothing special though.

Nearby was Rincon Mexicano, where I got the Chorizo Tacos (spicy sausage),

the Lengua Tacos (Beef Tongue)

and the Al Pastor Tacos (marinated pork with pineapples).

Not bad, although I've had better.

I then went to pick my friend up from work, and went to a friend's place for the rest of the night. Not looking forward to the rain tomorrow.