We escaped the huge snowstorm that has affected much of the east coast but we did get 6 inches of snow overnight so my first job of the day was shovelling. 6 inches is nothing compared to what hit us last year so the chore was soon over. It was a beautiful sunny day and I ended up getting rather restless so I headed to what I believe is Boston’s worst beach (not because I like to punish myself but because it’s walkable from home).
Why is it Boston’s worst beach? It’s practically underneath I93 so instead of the gentle sound of waves lapping at the beach you get to hear angry Bostonians expressing frustration at each other the only way they know: using their car horns. In addition to this it’s on an inlet of Boston Harbor (not the sea) and situated rather unfortunately in an industrial estate. There’s something about factories that makes you think of sunbathing and recreation right? It’s not a place I would ever hang out at but as a location for a brisk afternoon walk it was fine.
I was the only person there (who else goes to a terrible beach in January)? The sand was covered in thick snow and had been blown into interesting patterns by the wind and there were large rafts of ice floating in the water. As I had hoped the snow had helped turn a terrible place into somewhere interesting, even if it is just until the snow melts again. I hope you like the rather average photographs.
Did you get up to anything interesting this weekend?
Old England to New England 
To be fair, Bostonians don’t just use car horns. They also use colorful language and gestures!
This is true haha!
The photos look great; I can see why the beach seems so desolate. I’m ~10 hours into my second 12.5 hour shift in a row. These photos look exactly how I feel right now.
Oh no, I hope you got plenty of rest after! I’m glad you liked the photos. 🙂
Good thing you went BEFORE the big game. Imagine those car horns now.
Haha the embarrassing thing is I didn’t even realise the big game was on!
Interesting photos. Not much of a weekend here due to the weather. However, we escaped most of the snow. Bright and sunshiny today
Glad you liked the photos and I hope your weather is improving! 🙂
It is much better. We got a small amount of snow and the next day it melted.
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I have never been to a beach as of until now, but now I have an idea of the kind of beach I’d never want to visit.
Also, angry professionals who’re late for work honking their car horns is a universal way to express frustration. I hope you have a better weekend next time. Thank you for this post! 🙂
Yeah there are far better beaches around haha.