{"id":4211,"date":"2016-09-03T01:43:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T01:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2016-09-03T10:28:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T10:28:40","slug":"plymouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?p=4211","title":{"rendered":"Plymouth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIt’s one of those Summer days ya read about. Hazy, hot, and humid. But\u00a0with the memory of\u00a0a long, cold winter\u00a0still stuck in my craw, you won’t hear me complain. Well, not\u00a0too much anyway. I just want to get into port so I can crack open a cold one. I can hear ’em rattling around in the cooler. It’s like they’re talking to me.
\nWe leave the Gurnet lighthouse to starboard and\u00a0look for\u00a0the entrance channel to Plymouth Harbor. Our charts aren’t that old so\u00a0we are surprised to find a nav aid positioned several hundred yards east of where it should be. The area is one big moveable shoal. It’s like entering Wellfleet Harbor. Charts are\u00a0merely a\u00a0suggestion.
\nWith binoculars in hand,\u00a0the XO is navigating us through an unusual intersection of nuns and cans (red and green channel markers). We hang a left at the Bug Light keeping Plymouth Beach to port, and find the Plymouth Harbor Channel.<\/p>\n

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The Bug Light.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I hail the Plymouth Yacht Club on channel 8 and they graciously arrange to meet us at the breakwater to show us to our mooring.<\/p>\n

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Old shallop moored\u00a0in Plymouth Harbor.<\/p><\/div>\n

And what a cool mooring it is! Right next to a historic old boat called a shallop, and within sight of the Mayflower II<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Mayflower II.<\/p><\/div>\n

There is a band playing on shore at what\u00a0appears to be some kind of celebration. The music is not bad, fifty’s era rock. We open all the hatches and windows, grab some cold drinks, sit back, and absorb the beauty. It’s hot as a firecracker and boaters are out enjoying the day.<\/p>\n

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Plymouth Harbor scene.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Plymouth Belle.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Dusk

Dusk In Plymouth<\/p><\/div>\n

Morning brings us another gorgeous day, and we’re\u00a0both\u00a0anxious for some shore leave. \"DSCN8741\"<\/a>The XO\u00a0finds a morning yoga class she wants to attend, and I need a good walk, so\u00a0we\u00a0bring Ol’ Salty to\u00a0the PYC dinghy dock and go our separate ways. I find a wonderful park to explore.\"DSCN8710\"<\/a>\"DSCN8711\"<\/a>\"DSCN8715\"<\/a>
\nAfter bacon and eggs on the boat, we shower at the yacht club and head off to explore downtown.<\/p>\n

\"Downtown<\/a>

Downtown scene.<\/p><\/div>\n

No trip to Plymouth would be complete without a visit to the famous–or infamous– Mars Records<\/a>. Its gregarious proprietor, Tim Downey, regales us with tales\u00a0of life in\u00a0Plymouth, a town he is obviously proud of.<\/p>\n

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Tim Downey of Mars Records shows us how many records he has sold this morning.<\/p><\/div>\n

I tried to buy this Beach Boys single for our\u00a0juke box, but Tim refused to sell it to me. Instead, he offered to trade it for some Rock and Roll posters that I collected during my\u00a0years as a rock musician.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The new addition to our juke box.<\/p><\/div>\n

On yet another beautiful morning, while my wife sleeps soundly,\u00a0I\u00a0decide to walk the mile long breakwater.\u00a0I’ll have to\u00a0trek\u00a0two miles to get to it.<\/p>\n

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The breakwater.<\/p><\/div>\n

The top of the\u00a0breakwater is flat and obviously made for walking on. Along the way, I really expected to see horrible and vulgar graffiti. But no! On the top surfaces of many of the massive boulders, I found uplifting messages instead. What a pleasant surprise.\"IMG_20160718_075658623\"<\/a>\"IMG_20160718_075612925\"<\/a>
\nMy faith in humanity restored, I start my long hike back to Ginger Lee and my sweet wife. “Is she awake yet?” I wonder.\u00a0My question is answered when she picks up her phone on the second ring.
\n“Good morning Hon,” I sing.
\n“Hi. Where are you?”
\n“Look toward the breakwater,” I answer. From where I stand, Ginger Lee<\/em> is just a speck in a sea of boats.”
\n“Oh! I see you!”
\n“Hey take my picture,” I say and start waving my arms, phone in hand.
\n“You’re pretty far away, I’ll try max zoom.” \u00a0\u00a0\"DSCN8392\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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