rockport, MA

Who doesn't love a New England seaside town, sprinkled with art galleries,fudge and ice cream shops, tiny nooks and alleys that lead you into the sea? This is Rockport  Massachusetts, nestled into the North Shore of Cape Ann. It is a perfect little "walk around" town. And also a nice thing to do when the weather is stormy and you can't go to the beach.  Lucky us, (I had a bunch of my nieces and their friends) we squeezed in an hour and half of stumbling around before the storm hit us, then we jumped into the car and drove to Essex, where we had the best fried clams ever--if you want the real deal you have to go to Woodmans--where supposedly fried clams were invented....

Snapshots of Cape Ann

Cranes beach in Ipswich Mass was slightly damaged by the storm that hit it last fall, but its beauty is still breathtaking; a vast expanse of preserve along the north shore of Mass, AKA Cape Ann.


The dunes are protected by the preserve, along the dunes is a marked trail you can hike for hours along. It is a must do if ever there!

Rockport harbor, taken with my "shake it" app, and then Photoshoped. I am amazed what you can do with a 2 megapixel camera, an iphone, and a beautiful place. Taking a vacation from lugging around all my equipment, enjoying the scenery, was fun, but next time I am bringing my Nikon.