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Very strange looking lighthouse indeed. I don't think I've ever seen one like that!
You must have been feeling better by then because you look great in those photos by the shore! But what a bad way to wake up. I sometimes wake up with a headache that you'd think I was drinking heavily the night before ... but nope. Just a headache.
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Love the pictures of the shore! I am missing the ocean so much for some reason. You'd think given that our summer vacation was a cruise, I'd be OK. But we didn't have our "normal" beach trip and I am feeling the need to see the sand and surf. Good thing we're heading to Hilton Head for Thanksgiving!
That will be here before you know it!
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Lousy that you woke up feeling so rotten. Hopefully it only gets better as your day goes on!
Thankfully it did, although it was the start of an ongoing problem. I went to the doctor on Tuesday, as it never quite left me and I'm now on a two week course of antibiotics to fully kick in - and fortunately they are working already.
Very strange looking lighthouse indeed. I don't think I've ever seen one like that!
You must have been feeling better by then because you look great in those photos by the shore!
I was feeling better by then - thankfully the sea breeze helped...
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But what a bad way to wake up. I sometimes wake up with a headache that you'd think I was drinking heavily the night before ... but nope. Just a headache.
Oh boy, do I know that feeling! You don't mind if you wake up with a headache like that if you did have a good night the night before!
Finally caught up. Eek, I didn't even think that you'd be stuck on 1a at rush hour. My husband is from East Boston/Revere and his family is still up there. I dread that traffic.
In my whole life, I don't think I've ever been to Marblehead. I'm going to have to rectify that.
Finally caught up. Eek, I didn't even think that you'd be stuck on 1a at rush hour. My husband is from East Boston/Revere and his family is still up there. I dread that traffic.
In my whole life, I don't think I've ever been to Marblehead. I'm going to have to rectify that.
Oh you will - I can thoroughly recommend it, it's such a beautiful place.
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The colors of the sky and sea are absolutely gorgeous, but I'll agree, the lighthouse sort of disappoints. I suppose it is functional, but just not what one would expect.
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The colors of the sky and sea are absolutely gorgeous, but I'll agree, the lighthouse sort of disappoints. I suppose it is functional, but just not what one would expect.
I just had this naïve image of every lighthouse in New England being a brick building painted red and white, so this was a bit of a shock to me...
Thursday 24 September – part two: trying to avoid the tour groups
Eventually we made our way off the island, seeing some more beautiful properties on the way…
We crossed back on to the mainland….
… and we even saw some fall colour as we drove along..
… as well as some more lovely houses.
It was fascinating to see a cemetery, as it’s not the sort of thing we usually see on visits to the States, generally I guess because we’re in big cities.
We headed next to Salem to pop into Target, not something I was intending to do this trip, having done the supermarket run in LA, but after my dad declared he needed some deodorant. My goodness, this has to be the poshest Target I’ve ever been in, although I’m not sure holding the staff team meeting right in the middle of the store was necessarily a good idea guys… just saying…
Then we were off again and heading into Salem itself…
Now we were passing this building, when I realised that I’d seen a lot of USPS vans behind it. Could this be the post office? Yes, it was, so we pulled up outside…
… and I headed in to get all the stamps I needed for the various cards I had. I wish I’d taken my camera, as it was beautiful inside, all mahogany and turn of the century décor.
That done, we were off again and into Salem…
We found parking easily enough at a meter, although I had a nightmare when I went to pop another Sudafed. I discovered my pen had exploded all over the bag (yes, my new Disney one ), or should I say over my hands. I looked like a criminal with blue ink all over my fingers, and thank goodness we had antiseptic wipes to clean up a bit. Fortunately, I later discovered that most of the ink must’ve gone on me and not on the inside of the bag – phew!
We made our way around Salem, trying to avoid all the Fred Olsen tour groups. Marnie had posted something on Facebook to warn me that one of their ships would be in town today, and honestly, the whole place was completely British – I barely heard any American accents, except for the tour guides.
There were some beautiful buildings here…
… and then there was this:
This is What the Birds Know by Patrick Dougherty, which was commissioned by the Peabody Essex Museum. It’s made from Norway maple, striped maple, sweet pepper bush, American buckthorn, and beech saplings. It aims to awaken visitors’ connection to Mother Nature.
Oh, those Target team meetings! I've encountered many of those. They seem to mainly occur in the early morning, but still, it can be annoying. "connection to Mother Nature" -- well, ok if you say so.
It's still fairly early, right? I've been inside our Target store shortly after opening and have seen team meetings in the strangest places too. Must be a Target thing.
I can imagine the post office. Wow! It blends right in with the rest of Salem and it's history.
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I've encountered many of those. They seem to mainly occur in the early morning, but still, it can be annoying. "connection to Mother Nature" -- well, ok if you say so. 
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