What A Visit to Humarock Massachusetts

My sister Catherine and and brother in law Mark were at their beach house in Humarock Massachusetts this week and invited us for a visit. We could only fit in one night so we arrived in the late evening Thursday and watched a spectacular sunset from the back deck. This is the side of Humarock where all the boats enter and exit. Look at this sunset...the colors are fiery.

This is the deck off their bedroom that we were on to watch the evening light show!
In the morning on the other side of the house off the kitchen deck the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean. When I woke to watch it, the sky was hazy so the sunrise was colorful but diffused. The photo below is when the sun was high in the sky.

Mark made coffee and we hung out a bit and then off to breakfast at the Sand's End Cafe. What a wonderful place. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Catherine and Mark say the fish and chips are the best...I look forward to that another time. Breakfast was wonderful. The cafe has tables and chairs and is painted in yellow on the upper walls and the lower half is green wainscot...when inside you feel like you have stepped back into the 1940's. The cafe takes up half the building and the other half is a type of general store...newspapers, souvenirs, toiletries, sundries, food products, wine and beer and first aid items as well as so much more. If you are visiting or live in the area most anything you need is here. Everyone is dressed casually and later in the day kids in swimsuits is the dress of choice. Locals as well as visitors mingle. The owner Marilyn is a wonderful hard working gal...so if you are in the area drop in and support the local business. There is even live entertainment in the evenings.

Next a stop at the local souvenir shop...tee shirts, coffee mugs, jewelry, cards, CDs, shells and so much more are packed in the great shop...Humming Rock Gifts...I picked up a little something for Catherine and have tucked it away for a later date!
Next it was off to the Bait Shop...Catherine and Mark are avid fishers...they spend the whole day fishing and almost always catch their supper!
You have to walk down this wooden deck between buildings on the water to get to the bait shop...Crawford Boatbuiding is one side of the dock and peeking inside is a treat...this wonderful boat was in the process of being finished...the workmanship is exquisite. The place was closed so we could not go in...too bad but it was a pleasure to look through the windows.While Catherine was getting their bait of choice I took in all the sights...this bridge is closed to car traffic for repair work but you can see the traffic lights for boats are functioning and boat traffic is moving as usual.
When we got back to the house this is the same view as last night's sunset only in the light of day and the tide is up...the boat really moving right along.
People are already flocking to the beach. This is a rocky beach so rock hunting is very "lucrative". Catherine says there are loads of sand dollars as well and kids spend lots of times collecting.

Boaters head to this sandy water spot surrounded by high tide waters for some swimming and sunning.

Here is my husband Bob in front of the gift shop...he really would rather be eating this lobster than posing!


Catherine and Mark waving good bye from their bedroom deck...I am willing to bet that within 10 minutes they were packed up and off to their favorite fishing spot...their supper was lurking somewhere off the coast in the deep blue sea.

Thanks guys for a wonderful time...what a jewel of place to visit...


Elizabeth