This summer we went back to Lovells Island for some local getaway time. We explored more of the island than we did last time and found more hidden treasures.
We took the ferry from Quincy to Georges Island and hopped on another boat to Lovells. On Georges they have Adirondacks with ottomen that you can sit in while people in period clothing play music and you enjoy the distant view of downtown.
at our campsite there were many cicadas the the skins they have left behind...
on the beach...
view of Boston Light House
walking on top of the bunkers...
there is a series of these spaces- differentiated by the slightly different vegetation in the circular area where the gun was mounted and by the condition of the railings.
then we headed down a path to the east of the island...
The Graves Lighthouse could be seen through the hole in the granite
this is looking back west towards Long Island and Gallops Island
you can see where an old building fell from the eroding land (more up-close pics from our last Lovells post)
our first Oystercatcher sighting! he's sitting on the rock in the center.
new bunker discoveries!
old tracks to move guns around (or so we guessed)
back into the field with the little brick building...
we went up the stairs onto another trail...
this is a view of Georges island in the distance- you can see the top of a lookout
then the sun set- you can see Nixes Mate beacon in between Lovells and downtown. Long Island is to the left.
the next day we took the ferry back to Georges...for the first time we noticed this wooden building built into the fort walls
view of Lovells- where we just were
view of Deer Island to the right and downtown
downtown in the background of Fort Warren
heading back on the ferry...
back in Quincy by the USS Salem
