Wood's Hole

From Cuttyhunk we sailed up to a place we have wanted to visit for about 40 years, Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute.  We both love documentaries and many of the ocean based ones are shot with equipment from WHOI and the science is usually from the same school. We have donated to them and MOTE Marine over the years believing that the more we know about the largest part of our planet the better.  Staying on a mooring in Wood's Hole itself was astronomically (by our standards) priced so we took a mooring in Quissett Harbor a bit north of there.  Still pricey but worth the visit to Wood's Hole.  We saw the bus pulling away from the stop 3 blocks away and didn't want to wait the hour it would take for the next one so we walked the 2 or so miles.  We made it just in time to join the walking tour of the campus.  This was the best part, hands down.  We were allowed into many of the buildings and areas that are usually off-limits to visitors.  We also visited the aquarium and a few other spots before catching the bus back.  If time wasn't running short, we could easily have spent several days there visiting the entire town and the adjoining research center.  As it was, we are grateful that we were able to do as much as we did.  For more information, check out: https://www.whoi.edu/

Quissett harbor is full of boats on moorings.  The dinghy dock was the
most crowded one we've ever seen since there is no launch service for the
mooring field.

This road was very busy and at many stretches had no shoulder at all.
We really wanted to get to WHOI!

Part of the stretch of water considered the most treacherous in New England
because of the swift currents and side currents running through the space
between the cape and the next island.

The lagoon was calm but crowded.  Those buildings in the background are
part of the campuses.

The original building on the campus.  It now encompasses quite a few buildings
in Wood's Hole township and an auxiliary campus in Quissett.

A cuet house on the way to Wood's Hole.

You can't take pictures on most of the campus but this was allowed.
This is our tour guide, Tom and King Neptune.  The sculpture was a
gift from a graduating class to their professor.  The professor's wife thought
it would look much better on campus than her front yard.

Slack tide was the point we were looking at the make the passage
through the cut.  Happily we found it.

On another day, you can see how the buoys lean in the current.

A tall ship flying most of her sails.

This is an adjoining research facility.  WHOI specializes in studying
the oceans and their depths, MBL specializes in studying the animal life.

These dishes are from our first big boat, the Mary G.  We bought the
boat in 1988 and the rubber ring has lasted all this time.  First time we've had
to reattach.  That is a really good set of boat dinnerware!