CYCLING NANTUCKET ISLAND
October 2017
Some years ago, the life gave me the chance to meet Christine, Richard and their family.
Since I visit them each time I can and it's always a great event.
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| My dear hosts and friends Christine and Richard |
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| And the nice family, Wendy, Alice and Maxwell |
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| Alice, ready for halloween |
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| Maxwell, ready to score |
NANTUCKET ! AN INSPIRING ISLAND
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| The ferry link Hyannis (Cape Cod) to Nantucket island |
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| Traditional Nantucket style houses. Warm shingle style houses. |
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| Each house has a original name |
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| The sea in the courtyard |
THE SEA MAY INSPIRE SERENITY BUT MAY ALSO BECOME FURIOUS
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| The ferries are coming and going making sound their horns (this picture by Christine) |
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Full moon combine with the sea, happiness !
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| The ferry name Eagle crossing the channel |
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| The sky, the sea subjugate me each time |
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| The night following my arrival on the island, a storm with strong winds and rain happened. In the morning, Christine and Richard get me in the south of the island where we can observe the fury of the sea. |
A BICYCLE RIDE ON THE ISLAND
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| In red, the bicycle paths |
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Any bicycle path will always lead you to the sea. Here the Cisco beach
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| Sankaty head lighthouse |
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The bicycles paths are very well designed and paved
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| A peacefull and relaxing place to bike |
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| The Polpis bicycle path |
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| It's nice to see people thankfull to those who make life better around them |
NANTUCKET AT A GLANCE
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| The oldest house of the island built in 1686 |
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| The Maria Mitchell observatory. Mrs Mitchell discover a comet in 1847 from this observatory |
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| Toward the historic site of the old jail of Nantucket |
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| The old jail |
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| People love the birds and reserve nice houses for them |
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| Richard observe the birds, more than 100 species only this year ! |
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| Many houses have nice weathercock |
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| Cisco brewers offer remarkable brands of beer. This is also a place appreciate by the Nantucket inhabitants for the events they organise to listen live music |
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| A recall to the time Nantucket was a whale post |
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| All around, beauty |
WALKING ON THE BEACH
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| Many deers on Nantucket island |
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| A foggy morning |
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| Erosion is a concern for the island |
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| Walking on the beach an you'll find shells of many kind. Here the horseshoe crab |
AU REVOIR !
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| Good bye my friends, love you ! |
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| Brant point lighthouse |
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| A last wave to my friends... |
Thanks again Christine, Richard and family !
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Sing again Alice, it was so nice to hear you singing in the night !
May be all the answers are in the wind of Nantucket... |
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