Friday, July 27, 2012

Champlain's Le Beau Port aka Gloucester Harbor

My last stop for work left me in Gloucester late this morning with my trusty boat sitting roof-top.  What's a poor boy to do?
Shortly, I was paddling across the harbor Samuel de Champlain called Le Beau Port when he saw it in 1606.  His map can be seen here where present-day Eastern Point is shown bottom left (I think).  Instead of today's city of Gloucester (seen in photo at left behind the lucky #7 buoy), Champlain saw numerous Native American wigwams.  The native peoples knew the best place to spend their summers.

In a light rain shower, I headed along the western shore passing numerous lobster buoys till I espied this buoy wannabe...
Once recovered, it was found to be a DK lover's dream...a bottomless cup.

 Hammond Castle looked most appropriate under the low hanging clouds...

The castle is not far from Norman's Woe which was the setting for Longfellow's "Wreck of the Hesperus".
At Magnolia Point, I turned around and re-entered Beauport as a dragger was heading out past the Dog Bar Light under darkening skies...
   
No sooner had he passed than the clouds began lifting over Eastern Point...



Once back at my launching point near Pavilion Beach I felt the work-week had ended on a proper note.

My trash haul was insignificant...
Note the carapace measuring device.  Oddly, it was haddock chowder on my mind rather than lobster. The delicious chowder was obtained at Lobsta Land on my way out of town.  Once home, a "Dark & Stormy" was in order (to go with the chowda) along with some homemade bread and Indian Pudding that Mrs. Trashpaddler had whipped up, rounding things out nicely. 

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