Halibut Point State Park

Spur of the moment, Dan and I decided to take a little trip up to Halibut Point State Park, {more info here and here} about an hours drive north east of the city. Once we were up in Glouster and Rockport, it was a really scenic drive.

We pulled off at one point to take a look - here I am with our new car a 2008 Honda CRV! 

The park was really beautiful, it was more like a walking trail than a hiking trail. Parking was easy, there is a lot; it costs $2; and they take credit cards in the machine that you print out your parking ticket from. There was a quarry that we stopped at first, and then we headed out to a point where we could see the Atlantic Ocean, Maine, and New Hampshire (while we were in Massachusetts).

While we were hiking down towards the ocean, we encountered this area of rock sculptures. We decided to add one of our own. It wasn't quite as elaborate as others, but with our limited time we did what we could!

The ocean was of course wonderful. Getting around the huge rocks was a bit tricky, and definitely required decent shoes, but was well worth the enjoyment of watching the waves crash on the rocks, sitting and staring off into the horizon.

 

We stayed to watch the sunset and then promised to come back to this lovely place to spend a few more hours walking around the quarry and the ocean.