i went with joel today on his week off to the town of nahant. i was waiting for his familiar red jeep but he arrived in his new leased acura mazda, a car so stocked with the latest features that it felt like it was from the future. nahant is situated up in the north shore area, geographically an island connected to the mainland by a long stretch of road. the weather was overcasted and foggy, and there wasn't much to see naturewise besides the seaweed, clamshells, and pieces of crustacean. come the next few days, with the return of sunshine and the 4th of july long weekend in full swing, the place will probably be packed with people. in the meantime, we enjoyed the tranquility, families with children combing the rocky beach for interesting rocks, shady men sitting alone inside their cars parked along ocean front lots.
rocky shoreline |
beach rocks |
moon jelly |
nahant pier |
giant lobster claw |
joel & claw |
mussels & periwrinkles |
hermit crab |
skate egg case |
before returning home we stopped at christie's (a nahant fixture) for some roast beef sandwiches. the empty restaurant has a real old-timey feel, faux laminated wood interior, coca-cola tiffany-style drop lamps, and orange naugahyde seats.
spent fireworks |
joel & roast beef |
sea glass |
my parents dropped by my place with some jioutsai-huxeh for dinner. after i gave them another narrated slide show about my recent trip (the focus was on japan this time around), they left, carting off some supplies for their weekend camping trip. i spent the rest of the evening watching the luther vandross tribute on BET.