Monday, July 8, 2013

An Annisquam Sea Breeze

When I reached the lucky number 7 rockpile near Annisquam Harbor Light (at left) the occasional wafts of fresh air I'd been feeling had now become a full fledged sea breeze! There is no better form of air-conditioning in my opinion.
I had launched down the Annisquam River near Gloucester High School and was covering the first 3 miles or so of the upcoming Blackburn Challenge.

This being salt water meant marine species of litter/flotsam would be encountered such as this walrus-sized piece of litter...
...that would obviously require a much bigger boat.

Being on the Annisquam at the top of the tide allowed for many possible destinations but seeking out the source of the sea breeze meant heading upriver and under the A. Piatt Andrew Bridge...


Most of the trash encountered today was within sight of where I'd launched and for the most part looked similar to the fresh-water stuff...
There were 25 recyclable containers (4 redeemable) and 30 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish such as plastic bags and Styrofoam.  There were also 2 Hooksett Disks to go with the 3 found in the Merrimack River last Saturday.  I've decided the theme song for these pesky little disks should be the Beach Boys song "I Get Around".     Disks to date = 1379   Assorted trash YTD = 3382

1 comment:

suep said...

oh that reminds me of the famous line in "Jaws:" - "we're gonna need a bigger boat!"