And on to the city on the hill...
We explore Rockport a bit more, and then head for the mysterious town of Nahant.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- 5 days ago
- 4 min
From the Neck Up
We walk to the end of the Neck, and reflect on a failed effort to turn Rockport into a major navel fortress.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- May 27
- 5 min
Towards The Sea
When I left off, I had us just entering Bearskin Neck in the little town of Rockport, Massachusetts. We were curious, but also a little...
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- May 25
- 6 min
A Neck And Nose Ahead
We visit Bearskin Neck...and ask if Mr. Babson really took out a bear with just his pluck and pen knife (I kinda doubt it.)
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- May 21
- 4 min
Rockport, Unmade Videos, and Gaelic & Western
We begin our visit to Rockport, a city by the sea.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- May 18
- 5 min
Rockport…
Meet Rockport, a town with its face to the sea, and its eyes on beauty.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- May 12
- 5 min
John Smith. No. Really.
Today's #travelblog entry is all about Cape Ann, Rockport, and a guy named John Smith. No. Really. That was his name. Honest to God.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- May 6
- 5 min
Amherst, not so bad after all
We continue our visit to Amherst and consider the fact that it is no longer ours. But, we also find some new wonders in the city.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- May 1
- 4 min
Anniversary
I had just left off with us in Amherst. You’ll recall that we were dealing, grumpily, with the fact that the town wasn’t the town we’d...
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Apr 29
- 5 min
An Amherst No Longer Ours
We visit Amherst, Mass., and discover that it is...alas...no longer ours.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Apr 24
- 5 min
Me And My Big Ideas
I had just left off at some complicated point in the early 1980s, and I had finally gotten a mysterious dark-haired woman named “Martha”...
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Dashing Away!
But...as time went on...strangely enough... I discovered I was drifting closer to The Dark Haired Woman. We seemed, more and more, to be tak
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Apr 17
- 3 min
The Meeting
In which I meet the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Apr 14
- 4 min
A few Amherst Memories
A few memories of Amherst and Umass-Amherst, including one that is quite sad.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Apr 10
- 5 min
Off To Amherst
Hi, Everyone! So I’m picking up the story of our 2022 visit to New England. You’ll recall that we had just left Providence, Rhode Island,...
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Apr 7
- 5 min
Arms And the Woman...eight arms, in fact.
So we have terrific pizza, and the worst Calamari in the world.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Apr 3
- 5 min
Finally...the Wretched Rentals
We have a splendid lunch and the worst car rental experience of our lives.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Mar 31
- 5 min
Pioneering Mills and Birds With Claws and Teeth
Okay, I’m in the middle of one of my infamous multipart series--this one about our recent trip to New England. You will recall that I had...
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Mar 28
- 5 min
And The Fortress Of The Sea
Latest #travelblog posting...all about a fortress by the sea, a.k.a, Jamestown Rhode Island.
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Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Bandages, Walking, The River At Dark
I get a view of the River, after dark...
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