The Ferry I Watched, the City I Discovered. I had watched the ferry arrive and depart from Lynn almost every day. Its horn before departure was familiar music. One evening, I decided to stop watching and hop aboard. There were just two passengers on the large catamaran: another traveller and me. Back home, where ferries … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #60
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America, One Moment at a Time — #19
When the Water Looks Too Shallow — Finding the Channel From our apartment in Lynn, I’ve become quite used to seeing the ferry that carries passengers across the water to Boston. But today, something about it made me stop and look twice. The tide was out. Very much out. The harbour looked as though someone … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #19
America, One Moment at a Time — #8
The 6 O’Clock Horn From where we stay in Lynn, this is the view across the harbour. The breakwater stretches towards the Atlantic, with the distant residential shoreline beyond it. Every morning, at around six o’clock, a ferry leaves Lynn for Boston. I don't see it every morning. But I hear it. One short blast … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #8
