07/24/2010，Day Trip to Rockport, MA

07/24，近50位波士顿清华校友会成员参加了Rockport一日游活动。参观了风景壮丽的采石场公园以后，30多人划着Kayak，离开港口，进入宽广的大海。波涛起伏的海面上，近20艘Kayak竞相追逐，惊险刺激。出海归来，在百年老店吃鲜美的龙虾，非常痛快！
图片：看海，划船，吃龙虾 （请点击图片看大图）。

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THAA-Boston is organizing a day trip on 07/24/2010 to Rockport, MA, which is less than 1 hour driving from Boston.
Rockport is ranked #8 of the top New England beaches. It has a state park with a lake and spectacular scenary. Visitors can also kayak to Thacher Island, one mile away from coastline, where two light houses reside. Rockport is full of history and natural beauty.

Time: 07/24/2010
Place: Rockport, MA ( Location in Google Map)
Activities: Beach, Hiking, Kayak, Picnic, …
Carpooling: Strongly recommeded because convenient parking spots are not easy to find
Event Leaders: WANG, Shuai and LIU, Yu
Contact: rockport2010@tsinghua-boston.org

Local Attractions:
1) Halibut Point State Park, a beautiful mountain with view of the shore http://www.halibutpointstatepark.org/
2) Thacher Island, twin light houses, 1 hour sea Kayaking, http://www.thacherisland.org/visit_thacher.html
3) The paper house, house built solely from paper, it will take some time to find http://www.paperhouserockport.com/
4) Running list recommended by town of Rockport http://www.rockportusa.com/Attractions.cfm

Registration is closed because we are finalizing the list to make boat rental reservation. For questions, please email rockport2010@tsinghua-boston.org