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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 22

Supposedly, water all over the North Atlantic is stirred up, but it definitely doesn’t mesh with the beautiful day today.

Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 22

The new stop is convenient if you are going to the far east end of the Seaport, but it basically doubles the travel time from Lovejoy to Fan Pier. What was previously a 20 minute trip is now approaching 40 minutes.

Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 22

Final stop: Harpoon Brewery

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 22

Arrival at Pier 10, Black Falcon Terminal

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 22

Passing Long Wharf

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 22

Headed off to our next stop, Pier 10 at Black Falcon Terminal.

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 22

Stop Number 1

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 22

P’town ferry canceled due to rough seas 😔. So doing a Nightshift to Harpoon mini boat hop instead ⛴️ #ferryfriday

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Aug 8

I always figured that our skin doesn't actually detect absolute temperature, but heat transfer, i.e., when heat is leaving our body, we feel cold. Heat leaving our body faster, feels colder. Since water is much more dense than air, it draws out heat energy faster than air, hence it feels colder.

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Jul 8

Woops! That's embarrassing. It gets shallow quickly in that area near the pool and Coast Guard.

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Jul 4

With a very cool appearance of the USS Constitution.

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy 4th from the ferry to spectacle island!

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Jun 20

You wouldn’t think a waste water treatment facility would be such a nice place to spend an afternoon.

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Jun 20

After arriving, it’s about a one mile walk to the entrance of the park at Deer Island

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Jun 20

40 minutes from Long Wharf to Winthrop

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Jun 20

Taking the Winthrop Ferry on #ferryfriday

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · May 29

So bike lanes take up too much space, but …

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · May 28

Some voters ride bikes. Is he just writing them all off?

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Apr 6

Old Scollay looks like a blast!

Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Mar 22

That path is in a park at the very tip of Nahant. It’s a beautiful place.

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Mar 22

Spring weather Saturday; time to take the foldy on the commuter rail to see the sea.

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Feb 27

One really cool thing East Boston did was add floating docks to their harborwalk. People can hang out on them, actually touch the water, even launch a kayak. I don't have any good photos, but you can see a couple of the docks in this Google Satellite view. www.google.com/maps/@42.366...

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Feb 27

Closed for 2 summers? Oof. The pool is only open 2-3 months per year. If they close for 2 summers that will be 33-34 months of consecutive closure for the pool. That's nearly three years. If they close for only one summer, they still get 21-22 months of consecutive closure time.

Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Feb 24

There are probably details buried in here: www.mass.gov/north-washin... but the top image on that page shows the pedestrian bridge looping under the North End side of the Bill Russel Bridge.

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Derek Edwards @iamderekedwards.bsky.social · Feb 13

Add a one-seat ride from North Station, and I'd never taxi or Uber to the airport every gain.

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