We had a great Memorial Day weekend, covering all the territory that I want to handle nowadays- On Friday and Saturday we did reserved rides in Rockport. I have found that sitting next to the park in front of the Baptist church on the corner of High Street is a good central place to meet my reservation guests. A little further up the hill, in front of the Inn on Cove Hill, at the corner of Atlantic Avenue, is another good spot. Betsy, the innkeeper, has been very welcoming, with lots of water and apples offered to Curley.

Sunday we did a few lantern lit rides in Salem, after spending the afternoon at the community garden, where Curley mows the field while we plant and weed.

Life feels balanced, and it is reassuring to earn some money towards our garage rent and our board at Seaview farm.

Last Saturday the creator of Good Morning Gloucester, a fun local blog, brought his family for a carriage ride in Rockport. Click on this link to come along for the ride: http://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/friendship-carriage-tour-in-rockport-with-ruth-and-curley/

The original carriage has a new shape

My son in law Joel helped me change the benches on this carriage, the one I started my business with in 1996. Now you enter from the rear, instead of over the side, and it holds 8 instead of 4 people.
We had a big family aboard for the maiden run last weekend. It is the most comfortable carriage of all.