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If you like the New England states and boat rides, this is the trip for you. Road Scholar takes participants on a water ride each day! The schooner sail around Gloucester harbor is 1.5 hours with the opportunity to raise the sails. The whale watch is 4 hours and the crew seems to know where to find whales. The river cruise out of Essex takes participants through channels of the river out to the ocean with beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. The scenic cruise out of Salem takes participants up the coast with distant views of the coast and the opportunity to study the topography of the coast. The lobster boat provides an up close view of Gloucester harbor, a demonstration of pulling up and emptying lobster traps and the opportunity to examine a live lobster. Getting to and from these boat rides gives participants scenic views of the area and the water from land. I enjoyed all of the boat rides, the expert speakers, and the exceptional educational content of this program.
This is a wonderful trip for those who love being on the water and want to experience marine life in the wild. The Cape Ann area is bursting with things to experience and this Road Scholar package lets you sample the variety that makes this area so special.
This truly was a Maritime Sampler of this beautiful area Cape Ann.Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans for our Schooner voyage,but Peabody-Essex Museum was a fantastic fill-in.Our Art walk was also rained out,sowe had a lecture on the bus which I wish could have been rescheduled as an evening orWednesday afternoon event.Whale watch was very worthwhile as was the Essex river cruise.Speakers Jim,Sam,tour guide Debra and driverJim were fantastic.My tavelcompanion and Idid not stay for the lobster cruise because we wanted to catch an early flight out.Perhps,it would be better to have the lobster cruise andmore lecures on the last day and then send people on their way the next day.We wish we would have known ahead of time about the bus ride to Logan for $9,instead of our expensive limo ride.But,all in all a wonderful,learning experience.Thanks to all.
This was my third Road Scholar trip, it was absolutely wonderful. The variety of Maritime adventures was perfect for the week. I could not have asked for better Lunch and Dinner menus.
Five different boating experiences in five days, delicious meals, fishermen and the artists who painted them, seafood, sunsets,island scenery and beautiful Cape Ann in the summer…what could be better? This is a perfectly paced, well organized tour with a knowledgeable and seasoned tour leader. You can’t go wrong with the maritime sampler. Every day brought a new adventure.
The Maritime Sampler is a fabulous program. I highly recommended it for all, especially those people who are unfamiliar with New England and perhaps have never been to the ocean.
A terrific program. Every day on the water: rebuilt schooner in Gloucester harbor, whale-watching in Massachusetts Bay, harbor tour from Salem to Marblehead, ride along the Essex River and estuary---all with knowledgeable guides and instructors. Walk through the artists' colony area of Rockport with a knowledgeable guide. Talks from fishermen, popular historians, etc. Delightful and insightful. Strongly recommended.
This is a great tour. I learned many new things in a fun setting.
This trip was better than expected. My wife and I learned more than we thought and the interaction on the trip with everyone was just right. We had enough free time to do a few things on our own. Ruth Bennett, our leader, was very professional and great about thinking on the fly. The 5 different sea trips was better than expected. We especially liked the trip on the tall ship, and the whale watch.
Really great way to experience coastal New England from both the shore and on the water! Highly recommended, particularly if you are not from the area.
Wonderful way to see and experience a wide variety of Maritime places and activities in the Rockport, MA area. Well organized and highly interesting. Be sure to read some or all of the suggested readings before the program to get the best benefit from the program!
I would encourage anyone who has not been to the Cape Ann area to go on this trip. It gave an excellent historical view of this area.
This was a very enjoyable experience!
Local Color, isn’t limited to breathtaking seafaring, WhaleWatching, and landscapes in this Maritime New England Sampler. The speakers, lecturers themselves are Salty characters, strong personalities, whose life experiences and obvious love of this region gave special meaning to this memorable experience. BRAVO: Jim (Art, Life at Sea) Sam (Italian Fisherman, Entrepreneur), Liz (Group Leader Extraordinaire), Captain Steve (Lobsterman), Jim (Coach Driver)
very well presented and comprehensive
This is a fascinating program in a very interesting part of Massachusetts. The residents of Rockport, where we stayed, were kind and friendly, seemed pleased we were enjoying their town. Each boat trip (there were 5) was the second unique and the guides were great. We saw several whales, we saw many varieties of beautiful birds, we sailed on a famous wooden schooner, all so interesting. We ate great seafood. Best of all was our sensational group leader, Lili, who accommodated everyone’s needs, whose humor made us laugh, whose ability to bring great cohesion to our group was just superb. Don’t hesitate, just sign up and go!
This is a great coastal tour with 5 boat rides and expert local storytellers to add dimensions to the maritime experience.
Wonderful program if you love boats and information and history of boating.
A wonderful journey into maritime life. Learned about the interesting history of the area and present-day issues.