Day 10: 9/16/14. Today is kind of a travel day as we want to
visit friends tonight.
However we did take a side trip to Gloucester where the story “Perfect
Storm” was set. There was way more to
see than we had time for but we did visit the Fisherman’s Memorial. It is dedicated to the fisherman from the
Gloucester area that lost their live in pursuit of their livelihood. There are over 5,000 names on the
plaques dating back to 1623. The fishing vessel Andrea Gail that the story "Perfect Storm" was written about was lost at sea in 1991.
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| The crew of the "Andrea Gail" |
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| Blyman Canal Drawbridge |
At the visitors center I met a lady name Jan. Her niece married Bobby Shatford Jr. this past spring. It is a close nit community.
Gloucester is the oldest fishing village in
the US and boasts having one of the busiest drawbridges in the country.
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We continued north to Richmond and got a site at the Augusta/Gardnier- KOA.
In the evening we visited Debby and Mark, and their family. A good time was had by all as we discussed
our travels and theirs. They will be
leaving Monday for a trip to Alaska where Mark is holding revival
services. Deb was kidding with Mark…”I’m
not going to hear you preach…I’m going to explore.” Deb has an on-the-go personality and Mark is
more stay-at home. They are a fun couple. Linda and Debby met many years ago when the
both were teaching at an ACE school.
Links:
Fisherman’s Memorial: 42°46’36.44” N 70°40’13.25” W
Augusta/Gardnier KOA 44°09’06.1”0 N
69°52’11.34” W
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