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Marina is nearby, serving shallow-draft vessels only.
Alcoholic beverages are stored here.
Patterns of light and shadow begged a photo.
Passengers embark on our cruise boat, River Queen I.
Father and son wait for the cruise to start.
Caretaker for this island lives here.
Further along, another, larger home appears on the island.
Fancier homes are found on the larger Islands.
Fishermen enjoy an outing on the "Reel Thrills" charter boat.
Patterns of light and shadow begged a photo.
As we neared the dock, I photographed the parked River Queen II.
Passengers watch the captain expertly dock the boat.
Passengers watch the captain expertly dock the boat.
Captain thanks passengers as they disembark. Below left, his assistant; right, a sailboat in deeper water.
The Essex River, 40 miles north of Boston, meanders among salt marshes and storied islands before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. Our double-hulled tour boat, River Queen I, carried us gently through the shallow estuarine water, avoiding the hidden sand bars, before returning home an hour-and-half later. As it snuggled up to the dock, I was able to photograph River Queen II, it’s idle sister vessel. The sun was fickle throughout the cruise, but luckily the sky remained bright, allowing me to take some good pictures.
