I started out this morning in Hingham, visiting several places in town,
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Lincoln Memorial,
North Street and Lincoln Street
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Hingham Bell Tower,
~107 Main Street
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| Iron Horse Park, 3 Otis Street |
including Bathing Beach at Summer Street and Ship Street,
Whitney Wharf Park right next door at Summer Street and Water Street,
and finally a hike at
World's End, although I had to pay a $6 fee to visit it. The path I took here from the end of Martin's Lane is shown below in pink.
Beautiful place with open fields, beautiful views of the ocean and even Boston, and it wasn't that bad a hike, even with the strong freezing winds present today.
I even saw a group of deer in the woods here.
From here, I had to rush to Boston for a meetup brunch event at
Deep Ellum, a bar restaurant in the Allston area of Boston.
Pretty much everyone was already present when I arrived, but thankfully no one had ordered yet. I decided to get the Kielbasa and Egg Sandwich (
House-smoked kielbasa, fried egg, horseradish aioli, VT cheddar on an English muffin with home fries),
sharing the Poutine (Fries, duck gravy, cheese curd, and rosemary)
and even trying my friend's Country Fried Steak (Skirt steak, sausage gravy, Texas toast, and homefries).
Not bad, but nothing amazing.
From here, it was on to Nahant to resume my sightseeing for the day, visiting the
Nahant Historical Society.
I wasn't allowed to take pictures here, but it was interesting to learn about Nahant's history as an island that could only be accessed at low tide, much like the islands in Quincy. Thankfully, there is a nice scenic causeway linking the islands to the mainland.
Next, it was on to Swampscott for the most part of the day, visiting a few places
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| Foster Pond, 126 Windsor Avenue |
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Town Common,
Monument Avenue and Elmwood Road
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| Old First United Church, 143 Burrill Street |
and the beaches here.
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Francis Cassidy Reservation,
End of Martin Way
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| Whale's Beach, 152 Puritan Road |
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King's Beach,
Humphrey Street and Monument Avenue
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| Eiseman's Beach, 188 Puritan Road |
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| Phillips Beach, End of Ocean Avenue |
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Fisherman's Beach,
Humphrey Street and Greenwood Avenue
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From here, it was on to Salem for the rest of the day.
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Gallows Hill Park,
Mansell Parkway and Witch Hill Road
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| Mack Park, 28 Tremont Street |
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Furlong Park,
Franklin Street and Foster Street
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| McCabe Marina, 104 Kernwood Street |
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Juniper Point Beach,
Juniper Avenue and Beach Avenue
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Leslie's Retreat Park,
End of North Street
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Finally, it was too late to take any more pictures, so I decided to head to Lynn for dinner at the
Porthole Restaurant, a family style bar restaurant in town.
With my deal, I had to get a lot of stuff, getting the Seafood Bisque,
which was pretty good, so I thought my meal would be better, but my Caesar Salad
only had 3 measly croutons in it, while my Rumaki
though interestingly tasty with liver in it, had pieces of toothpick stuffed inside as well.
My main dish, the
Claire's Seafood Supreme (Lobster,shrimp,scallops baked in a rich, creamy cheese sauce),
was disappointingly cold as well.
Even my dessert, the Tapioca Pudding,
was not to my liking with weird balls of tapioca embedded in the pudding.
Overall, a really unpleasant experience, definitely not coming back here again.
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