长周末老天总算开恩了,三天假日一天比一天天气好。今天难得女儿待在家没事,问她愿不愿意和我们到海边公园走走,她居然愿意。Ok 上路,没一会就开到了。
Stage Fort Park
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公园的历史背景:The Dorchester Company of Merchant Adventurers sent out a company of fishermen from England in 1623. They founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Here, they set up stages to dry the fish before it was sent back to England. The same location was later a fort. Cannons were set up in the hills to protect Gloucester's fishing fleet from invading pirates and enemy warships during the war of 1812. The cannons remain.
停车场 (parking fee $15 on weekend)
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水泥桌凳随处可见,有的还在树荫下。公园里可以BBQ。
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海边的美景
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对岸景色
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远处有个城堡?
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或许是私人豪宅
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岩石上装了二张面向大海的长椅,椅背上镶着Stage(右边)Fort (左边)的字样。可惜没人的时候没拉近照照。
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游人坐在长椅上眺望着大海,感觉一定不错。
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公园除了beach 地带不能带狗进入之外,其他地方是欢迎狗狗的。
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还可以钓鱼
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蓝天岩石真是美
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公园里有二个beach,一个是沙石滩
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人不太多
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另一个是个很小巧的叫 half moon beach 的小沙滩
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很适合有小小孩的家庭
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小沙滩上还有救生员值班
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沙滩的另一头有个石梯小道,没上去看看。留着下回再来探个究竟。
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沿着海边的石子小道似乎没有尽头,或许一直通向对面的灯塔
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十七世纪的大炮,当年用来对付海盗和侵略军的
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公园里有骑着摩托车的警察在兜风执勤
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园内有沙滩排球场
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和垒球场
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公园内的一块巨石
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刻下了一段历史
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巨石上的小女孩在跟我打招呼
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女儿给老妈来一张留影照
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公园里有个不错的儿童游乐场
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灯塔木桥
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吉普木车
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木船
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高地的草坪上孩子们在放风筝
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外卖小餐馆有炸洋葱圈,炸蛤蜊,BBQ鸡肉等快餐,不过价钱挺贵的,一份炸蛤蜊加一瓶flavored water差不多二十块。
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夏天到这里来BBQ或野餐真不错!