New Bedford

Last Saturday, we visited historic New Bedford, MA, which made its fortune from whale oil. We spent quite a while at the wonderful New Bedford Whaling Museum. The whale skeletons hanging from the ceiling are really cool!

After the museum, we took a walk along the waterfront, where the scallop fleet was in port:

Colourful nets:

Gordon and his new friend:

We had yummy clam chowder at the Celtic Coffee House:

Sign on a boat:

We visited the Seamen's Bethel (chapel), immortalized in Moby Dick:

Not a pretty way to die:

The wonderful bow-shaped pulpit:

And back in Mattapoisett, a gorgeous azalea:

Poppies ready to bloom!

We had a wonderful weekend down by the ocean!