Nantucket Life On The Rock : September 2013

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Outdoor and Wild Swimming

For those who enjoys swimming in the ocean, off season temps can make swimming in the sea a challenge if one lives in a northern clime. One can acclimate to cold water. Also, there are many types of insulated swimming tops and bottoms.

Swimming is fun and one need not participate in a triathlon to acclimate and enjoy swimming outside the summer months.

If you are interested in swimming, read about folks organized, acclimated to the water temperatures and learned how to do it safely at the Outdoor Swimming Society's website

If Not For Rising Sea Levels 5000 to 6000 years ago.........

We wouldn't be here now.

If you enjoy peace and tranquility or lively discussions about the environment or politics you can find it here. We paddle our kayaks along the shore, sail and motor as well. We watch fish, birds, whale, people, turtles and seals, the sky and storms. We hike, bike and relax by ourselves and together.

We have several museums all sharing a picture of the island's history, from various perspectives.

Registered Nantucket voters are welcome at Town Meeting and all at the several meetings headed by our local elected officials. Political discussions are a favorite, but folks here don't just discuss, many volunteer where ever help is needed.

Our sheriff and Boards are elected by the town voters. We vote on town matters every April, at Town Meeting. The meeting offers dialog and explanations for Articles, Amendments and Warrants.

Chatting at the Handlebar Cafe on Washington St. with a friend over an iced Latte and maybe play a game of Scrabble or Chess makes for a pleasant rainy afternoon. I enjoy preparing and eating meals at home, however there are many wonderful restaurants to enjoy out of and about town.

Visitors and Islanders alike enjoy the bounty of the freshest of seafood which can be bought at markets (my favorite is 167 East Coast Seafood on Hummock Pond Rd for the freshest and best cuts available on the island) my favorite shellfish are freshly harvested Nantucket Oysters grown by Ted Lambrecht. The sweetest and lovliest oysters grown in Nantucket waters. We do take advantage of family liscenses to catch and prepare our own when possible.

Nantucketers walk, fish and enjoy birdwatching, owling or netting squid at night on the Town Pier.

Living on island allows one to have a good understanding about the power of the ocean and the fragility of life.

On a clear night, Nantucket offers a fantastic view of the constellations and visible planets. There are at least 3 observatories from which to observe the night sky, but my favorite spot to view is at one of our many out of town beaches.

There are so many ways to enjoy life on the rock year round. Come visit during the off season and find out for yourself.

There are many arts events and shows, tours, historical events that might interest a mariner or land lubber.

Nantucket town is on Nantucket Island, located in the state of Massachusetts (for those not familiar with the US). Massachusetts is one of the 50 states of the United States of America.

Nantucket's Island moraine sits about 30 miles out to sea, south of Cape Cod. If you check the weather on the NOAA site and read the fine print, the elevation is listed as 0 ft. Nantucket has a few hills and they rise above sea level. The town of Nantucket's coordinates are 41.3°N 70.11°W.

The island was formed by the uttermost reach of the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the recent Wisconsin Glaciation, shaped by the subsequent rise in sea level. The island's low ridge across the northern section was deposited as glacial moraine during a period of glacial standstill, a period during which till continued to arrive, but melted at a stationary front. The southern part of the island is an outwash plain, sloping away from the arc of moraine and shaped at its margins by the sorting actions and transport of longshore drift. Nantucket became an island when rising sea levels reflooded Buzzards Bay about 5,000–6,000 years ago

Erosion is a fact off life in an area with wind, rain and waves.

(from Robert N. Oldale, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: The Geologic Story, 2001.)

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Outdoor and Wild Swimming

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