Gloucester, just the two of us plus the boy
Review Submitted: August 8, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
Everything in the right place, all the right stuff, even pots for people who cook. The view, the sounds in the distant of a working harbor and strong gliding seagulls bring so much to the already terrific ambiance supplied by your hosts. Linda is just wonderful. It is perfect for a couple, but no more. We had our 19 year old with us and he slept in the kitchen. He was in a Play and surprised us with his invasion, because his accommodations had soured. So, he lurked but it was good to be with him our Actor in College.
The location of the place is perfect, it overlooks the harbor and you can walk or bike anywhere, to Main Street proper or to Good Harbor beach, the best we found. Put your hands in LInda's recommendations for places to eat, but remember you've got a nice little Weber grill and a real kitchen to cook in. You can't get fresher fish.
So, if your looking for a classic New England experience in a place that is real, this comfortable and welcoming place is the gateway to a relaxing time for grown ups.
We read, so even though we bring enough with us, there are used book stores in each town, the one in Manchester has a great fiction section. The library is worth a visit for bookish people. Coffee in the Leaf and bean in Rockport, the Gull coffee place in Gloucester and a Tea place on Mt. Pleasant will meet high standards. Eat breakfast at your place, nothing out there that I could find with Maple syrup and great breakfasts, but if you must there's plenty basic eggs, etc.
The people are nice all over, there is night stuff to do, (our host sings jazz and standards in a local restaurant with a pianist and stand up bass. She's good too.
I liked to get up in the morning and walk, the cool breezes even in August comfortable and the light highlighted the already beautiful locations.
We will return. The Chamber of Commerce should pay Linda and her partner Hank, they are an advertisement for Gloucester.
My only suggestion is to make sure that there is a few good knives, we brought our own, but that's all I have to say.
And of course, if you don't like the Red Sox, you'll have a hard time, because there is a "B" shirt or hat at every point of the compass.
In closing, I'm a sailboat and seafaring nut, all I need is a place to be in contact with saltwater, the smell and the special ambiance of the oldest seaport in English speaking America did it for me, Linda's place and Gloucester is... as they say "finest kind".
W/Respec
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Tourists without a Car,
Sightseeing,
Romantic Getaway
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