Joseph Berkovitz Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 People: Joe Berkovitz, Prudence Baxter, Bill Voss, Barb Ryan, Jody Harris, Michael Hazeltine, Mike Habich, Britta Magnuson, David Mercer We departed Winthrop Boat Launch just before 10 am to ride the remaining ebb out of Deer Island light. There was little wind at launch and peoples' car thermometers were reading 90 F. Traffic in President Roads was surprisingly light, with a couple of large clusters of fishing boats nearby, mostly staying put. By now a pleasant sea breeze had picked up and we were quite comfortable despite the bright sun. At Nixes Mate we stopped to say hello to half a dozen or so kayakers, who turned out to be a mostly female contingent of the South Shore Wild Turkeys including @kate with a number of people in both groups already acquainted! A future North Shore/South Shore convocation of some kind was discussed — stay tuned for possible updates from @crayolabarb on this score. Next we cruised out to Great Brewster and thence to Calf Island, our designated lunch spot. Besides a delightful lunch, a brief tour of the ruin of the 1920s mansion was conducted. Finally, we had a current-assisted run back across each of the two Broad Sound shipping channels towards the "eggs", back to the heat of the city. However, as a delightful postlude, 8 of us stopped by Belle Isle Seafood in Winthrop for a post paddle meal on the water. Great spot for fried seafood! I didn't take any pictures. Please post some if you have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Such a nice surprise to see your convoy cruising by just as we "summitted" Nix's Mate. We'd be delighted to participate in a convocation. NSPN herd surrounding the island of Nix's Mate. (photo by John Lopato) The objective - new headquarters for the South Shore Sea Chicks! (photo by John Lopato) Sea Chicks Lisa, Bea, Joy, and Kate greet the NSPNers. (photo by Lisa) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Berkovitz Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 Kate, I’m not sure if the Sea Chicks are part of the Wild Turkeys, or if they’re turkey chicks, or if they’re gyrfalcon chicks or something else. Can you clear that up? I think I got it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 We met through Wild Turkey trips, but we are a flock apart. Probably not all one species: one migrates south every year, one is an invasive from Norway, one changes plumage and takes to the mountains in winter, and one was storm-blown north from Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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