Ode to Good Harbor Beach

Once there was a beach in Gloucester

It is simply the BEST kid-exhauster

The water, the waves, summer in its prime!

So much adventure, so little time.

How's this for a quick little guide:

Get there early and arrive at low tide

Cross over the sand bar, head up the hill

The view is gorgeous and the hike is a thrill.

Come down and it's time for snack number one

(everyone's hungrier under the sun)

Then grab a blanket and hit the sand

Kids take a rest while parents get tanned.

Pick up the football, throw pass throw

Go check out the pools during tide that is low.

Hermit crabs, fish and creatures galore
So many wonders to find on the shore.

Speaking of tide pools, these are unreal
Waist deep, like grottos, and the water is teal.

 

 

Then snack number one hundred and fifty eleven

Grab that boogey board and head into heaven

Crash through the surf and float away

This is the heart of a child's play.

Pretty soon they are in the zone

This day, I'm telling you, has completely flown

The laughing, the thumbs up, the eruptions of cheer

For the best videos click here and then here.

One last refreshment, some Italian ice
Nothing on the beach tastes quite so nice

Time to head home and fire up the grill
Today we earned our license to chill.

P.s this was obviously just a post with so-so poetry about how much I love Good Harbor Beach haha. Our Cape Cod summer vacation is up next!!