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On our last afternoon we took a harbor cruise on the launch Acushnet with Captain Don at the helm. We cruised close to the commercial fishing fleet, lightships Nantucket and New Bedford, and Palmer Island Light. Then we sailed out of the safe harbor through the hurricane barrier and into the choppy waters around Butler Flats Light before returning to port through Fairhaven Harbor. While there we called out to Jeanne Panciera's Dad (to no avail) who is a watchman at the marina. No one would have fessed up to knowing those on our boat. :)
 New Bedford fishing fleet |
 Lightship Nantucket from the tour boat. |
 New Bedford Lightship awaits funding as the City's next restoration project. |
 Cruising past the City's Lightship. |
 Cruising |
 Passing Palmer Island Light |
 A giant freighter dwarfed the hurricane barrier as it swiftly pased through the narrow flood gates. |
 Butler Flats Light |
 The Tequilla Sunrise ...... |
 ..... sails off into Buzzard's Bay as we all called it a day. |
 Our "Star Spangled Banner" reflects off the lantern room glass |
All good things must come to an end and so as we left the launch we gathered again on the city wharf, said our farewells, and called it a day, getting into our cars for the long ride home. We all had a good time on this Whale of a Weekend in the port of New Bedford, "the city that lit the world".
Tom Pregman