Weekend getaway suggestions

[gling]

Hey guys,

I am trying to plan a getaway on the coast of MA and need your help/input. I narrowed it down to the Cape but am considering Hull, Scituate, Duxbury, and Gloucester. Probably will be driving up there from CT on Sunday morning and plan to go whale watching (I am aware that only a few of the above-listed places have them).

After that, head to the beach and have a nice dinner at the end of the day. It doesn't have to be a fancy restaurant; even a good fish market (that steams lobsters and have raw oysters is fine). As for places to stay, a rather non-conventional hotel or a place by the water would be nice - a plus if it has a kitchen :) Only looking to spend the night though as the girlfriend flies out of Logan on Monday evening.

It's a bit last minute but I figure I'd try and enlist the help from fellow members here.

Cheers.

Gerald.

[katie.ims]

Please go to Newburryport, Ma. Stay at the Boot Leg INN. Its ocean front an affordable! Love it there

[katie.ims]

Really romantic and cute town. best steamers. go kyaking !

[gling]

Please go to Newburryport, Ma. Stay at the Boot Leg INN. Its ocean front an affordable! Love it there

Really romantic and cute town. best steamers. go kyaking !

Thanks! Checking it out now :)

[katie.ims]

I had a weekend get away with someone too. Its nice. But that whole street that this place is on has a bunch of little Inns. Dont limit yourself if you can find something alittle more money go for it. Love love newburryport though.

[jmb1983]

I'd say Lynn for a nice weekend I hear it's lovely this time of the year

[Bu11dogg2]

Plymouth

[gling]

Randy,

Why Plymouth? Is there a quaint town to go with it too akin to what's been described about Newburyport?

Cheers.

Gerald.

[Oscar_Meyer]

I'd say Lynn for a nice weekend I hear it's lovely this time of the year

yeah its getting to cold for the crakkheds to B out...

[gling]

Gotcha. Thanks for the heads up Oscar.

[gling]

Please go to Newburryport, Ma. Stay at the Boot Leg INN. Its ocean front an affordable! Love it there

Do you happen to have any contact information for this inn and where it's located?

[katie.ims]

yes yes hold up

[Oscar_Meyer]

I personally like the city... Stay at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge for a nice view of the Charles, Brunch at the Top of the Hub to see the rest (The woman will fall in love with U all over again up there), the duck boat tour is always kickass......then U can usually find a private boat down on the waterfront that is willing to give U just a kickass tour of the harbor...

walking the waterfront on the charles is just as kewl as any beach on the cape IMHO & U can get crazzzeeee seafood on the waterfront...

[katie.ims]

http://www.thepegleginn.com/ ROCKPORT, MA sorry. its right next to glouchester

[gling]

I personally like the city... Stay at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge for a nice view of the Charles, Brunch at the Top of the Hub to see the rest (The woman will fall in love with U all over again up there), the duck boat tour is always kickass......then U can usually find a private boat down on the waterfront that is willing to give U just a kickass tour of the harbor...

walking the waterfront on the charles is just as kewl as any beach on the cape IMHO & U can get crazzzeeee seafood on the waterfront...

Oscar,

Actually... I'm trying to stay away from the city... :p I spent a lot of time there during the summer and winters a while back when I was doing my undergrad at UMass Amherst; old Southie and Cambridge used to be my stomping grounds :lol: Plus, we've been there a couple of times and the North End is where we usually end up having dinner with cannolis after :) I still love the city though but this once, I'd like to go somewhere else preferably with a beach to laze on.

http://www.thepegleginn.com/ ROCKPORT, MA sorry. its right next to glouchester

Thanks! Oh yeah, how is Rockport?

[Oscar_Meyer]

understood.....and I can totally relate.

In that case the north shore sounds so much better than capecod...I think the cape is a black hole of tourist entrapment, traffic and woe..

[gling]

I think the cape is a black hole of tourist entrapment, traffic and woe..

:lol: Oh the woe...

[gling]

Nobody has anything nice to say about Gloucester? :lol:

[AllWheelDriveIsAllIllDriv]

rockport is good. Just went there yesterday myself. newburyport is good too, i must say, since that is where i work. there is a good whale watch boat out of newburyport/ there really is only one.
good luck on the hunt.

[katie.ims]

its good!

[Seraphinwolf]

Glouster is good. But Rockport is very much where it's at. Glouster is good place to ship out for the cruises but Rockport has the better in town stuff. Just remember if you want to leave Gouster. 128 SOUTH! Not north. I can't think of how many times I ended up screwing that up when I was younger(fresh out of highschool heading home to NH from Beverly after seeing any Ex at college) It's a nice drive at least if you pop on the wrong direction. So it's worth it just the once.

[GeoffC8]

Nobody has anything nice to say about Gloucester? :lol:

Don't forget, the "ces" is silent :lol: those eastern MA'ers get offended easy about that kind of thing.

[Pulski]

No, the "ce" is silent. You still make an "s" sound. Glah-ster.

[Oscar_Meyer]

wooostah or is it wore-chestah?

[gling]

wooostah or is it wore-chestah?

Wor-ches-ter-shire-shire-sauce! :lol:



Anyways, I ended up in Rockport for the weekend. We stayed by the water at Captains' Bounty Inn (next to the Peg Leg Inn) and it was awesome. We walked around the town and the beach during the day and had a nice little lobstah and chowdah dinner on the deck watching the sunset. We went whale watching from Gloucester the next day but all the whales were busy sleeping! :eek:

Wished we had a bit more time to go visit Newburyport but I guess there's always next time. Beautiful place the north shore is.

["F"audi]

Rockport is picture perfect, and one of my favorite towns on the east coast.

[Rooster]

wooostah or is it wore-chestah?


It's Wooostah. and it has no redeeming qualities.

[Oscar_Meyer]

It's Wooostah. and it has no redeeming qualities.
palladium has to one good spot... I have seeen so many great shows there including the 20th year Rob ZOmbie tour...

[katie.ims]

I saw Def Leppard there. And Journey. And the Almand Bros. Good place

[FREAK]

^ nice

[gling]

A bit late but here are some images from my trip:

Rockport, MA.
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Rockport, MA.
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View from our room in Rockport, MA.
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An island sighted from the decks of our vessel on the way out to watch whales in Gloucester, MA.
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A schooner docked on the bay of Gloucester, MA.
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Another view from the decks of our vessel on the way out to watch whales in Gloucester, MA.
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A blue whale (named Echo) on its way down to feed in Gloucester, MA.
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Echo about to leave a footprint in Gloucester, MA.
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Two blue whales "logging" i.e. sleeping in Gloucester, MA.
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A blue whale exhaling in Gloucester, MA.
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[gling]

Girlfriend took this while I was spotting whales in Gloucester, MA.
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And this:
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An old filament lamp with a fisheye-reflection of its surroundings on the side of a house in downtown Rockport, MA.
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Need a fix? Come to Rockport, MA!
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View from a pier off a private home in Rockport, MA.
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Another random sea view from a private home's gate in Rockport, MA.
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Breakfast on the deck of our room with leftovers from the night before accompanied by freshly-brewed black coffee :)
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Me chasing a seagull... :lol: in Rockport, MA.
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[Oscar_Meyer]

nice pixx

[gling]

nice pixx

Thanks dude!

[MsSwagglebottom]

....not sure but watch out for sharks lol.... is it about time for the fall whale watches?

[TurboRush]

Very nice... I am a little late, but for next time, if you want to drive another hour north of Boston, Portsmouth is always nice for a weekend away (if you don't live there).

But of course that means you have the potential to run into Randy and other shady suby folk from the area.... :unamused: