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May. 22nd, 2022 12:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sorcyressSo, because it's the start of the season, the Boston Harbor Island Ferry had ~free tickets!~ today, for anyone who was willing to drag themself out to the ticket booth at like eight AM. Austin discovered this, then asked if any bellringers would be interested in joining, and not only were there some of us, but friendJulia was willing to go get the tickets instead (being as she lives quite close, and would not have to leave Somerville at like seven in the morning).
So after ringing (which went quite well! We raised the back six in peal with Todd on the seven and me on the eight and somehow it sounded amazing? We ALL got stickers for that one!) five of us wandered over to the Harbor and got in line for the ferry. It was me, Austin, Julia, Phoebe, and Danielle, all of us with sunscreen and hats and general merriment.
We had chosen to go to Spectacle Island (because it had the best timing) which basically none of us had ever been to before. There was no plan, which was sorta the point --ride a boat (hell yes), wander around on the island (hell yes), skip rocks on the ocean, wander through gazebos, take photos of bumblebees, and lie in the grass. We managed to hit both summits, in our extremely meandery and slow way. I found a bunch of sea glass and stuck it in my purse for later. One bumblebee obediently sat in the grass next to my leg for a while and I got several spectacular close-ups.
The weather forecast was "hot but foggy" for most of the day, and _boy_ was the fog thorough and impressive. The city of Boston quickly disappeared behind us as we set out, and it was fascinating and gorgeous to watch the fog banks roll across the ocean and devour other islands and our home city. It made for a slightly eerie adventure, though the island itself was quite warm and breezy and nice.
Altogether we walked about four miles, and much admired the island. I look forward to finding more post-bells adventures with this crowd of people throughout the summer.
~Sor
MOOP!
So after ringing (which went quite well! We raised the back six in peal with Todd on the seven and me on the eight and somehow it sounded amazing? We ALL got stickers for that one!) five of us wandered over to the Harbor and got in line for the ferry. It was me, Austin, Julia, Phoebe, and Danielle, all of us with sunscreen and hats and general merriment.
We had chosen to go to Spectacle Island (because it had the best timing) which basically none of us had ever been to before. There was no plan, which was sorta the point --ride a boat (hell yes), wander around on the island (hell yes), skip rocks on the ocean, wander through gazebos, take photos of bumblebees, and lie in the grass. We managed to hit both summits, in our extremely meandery and slow way. I found a bunch of sea glass and stuck it in my purse for later. One bumblebee obediently sat in the grass next to my leg for a while and I got several spectacular close-ups.
The weather forecast was "hot but foggy" for most of the day, and _boy_ was the fog thorough and impressive. The city of Boston quickly disappeared behind us as we set out, and it was fascinating and gorgeous to watch the fog banks roll across the ocean and devour other islands and our home city. It made for a slightly eerie adventure, though the island itself was quite warm and breezy and nice.
Altogether we walked about four miles, and much admired the island. I look forward to finding more post-bells adventures with this crowd of people throughout the summer.
~Sor
MOOP!