My friend Tara recently said, "We need to embrace winter." Seriously? She is right of course, it is better to just go with what has been happening this winter in New England. I'm still surrounded by 10 feet of snow, barely seeing out my windows, so when she said we should go to Manchester by-the-sea, a charming, quintessential New England village just north of Salem, I was sceptical.
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| The Rail Station |
The train stops right at the town so it is a short walk to the beach or just across the tracks to the town, dotted with building from the 18th and 19th century.
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The mound of snow has actually melted
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| A view of the village from the sea |
It is crazy to go to the beach in winter? Well, Captain Dusty's ice cream shop wasn't open, but the walkways through the park the surrounds the beach was clear. The sun glistened off the snow illuminating the ice packs on the water. Actually it was quite lovely.
After spending a yummy lunch of fish tacos and white wine, we strolled around town and visited a terrific used book shop with great prices. We both picked up a book for under $10. Manchester-by-the-Sea is the start of the Cape Ann area of the Massachusetts North Shore which includes Gloucester and Rockport.
If you just want to spend a few hours, even in winter, to enjoy the North Shore coastline, Manchester-by-the-Sea is a must stop.
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| Great used book shop |
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| Sun shining through |
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