Gloucester, pronounced ‘gloze-ster’ with a silent ‘c’, is a small town situated at Cape Ann, and the eastern side of Massachusetts. According to its 2000 census, the town has just 30,000 residents.
Besides it being one of the country’s oldest settlements (established in 1623) and its oldest seaport, it also is the filming site for the The Perfect Storm, the 2000 film starring George Clooney about a Gloucester fishing boat that was lost at sea during a fierce hurricane in 1991. I’ll have to rewatch the film again when I’m back in Singapore and hopefully recognize many of the actual locations seen in the film.:)
OK; a small selection of pictures taken in the several hours we spent in the town before heading to the whale-watching boat. Below: the Chamber of Commerce – each small town seems to have one, which sort of acts as the first information stop for out-of-town visitors:
There was a bunch of men near one of the docks getting into a boat. They didn’t look like professional seamen though. My best guess is that they’re heading to their yacht for a day trip out in the glorious summer sun.
Booking the whale-watching expedition at USD45 for each of us. The boat was departing at 2:30 PM, so we had time for more exploration.:)
This dude on the Harley Davidson gave me a wave when he saw me taking a snapshot of him:
The Fisherman’s memorial in honor of the memory of the 10,000 Gloucester fishermen who lost their lives at sea throughout the years:
Walking along Western Avenue, we had a marvelous view of the coast line. I took several panoramic shots here that I’ll process when I’m back in Singapore:
There were many weekend and leisure boats about for the weekend:
Including several yachts and sailboats:
The Fishermen’s Wives’ memorial: a sculpture of a woman and her two children, standing in wait for their husbands to return each day from their fishing work:
Lots of flower beds adorning Western Avenue:
Farmers’ Market: that would had been interesting to take a look at, were it not for the event beig only on Thursdays:
Check out the tow truck’s company name on the lower right of the vehicle.:)
Another biker gang looking dude on a Harley Davidson. I took a snap shot of this guy through the restaurant window of Topside Grill and Pub during lunch.:)
Workmen unloading their catch:
New England lobsters!
There were many seagulls flying about, hoping to catch morsels of food from the workers. They were real tough to capture with a slow zoom lens and I was tracking them on continuous AF:
This was at about 2:15 PM. At this point, we loaded up the boat and headed out for the whale-watching expedition.:)
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