Really the sunset is gorgeous over Buzzards Bay in Falmouth at Chapaquoit Beach. Buzzards Bay gets its name from the buzzards that would hover over the leper colonies on islands off of Falmouth waiting for the more dead bodies to feast on. Gross and I don't know how true. Still it's expansive and great for swimming as the sun sets on a late August day.
A bay with any other name would not be half so ominous. But you can't judge a bay by its title. BOCA DE CIEGO as the bay should be renamed to honor another eater of carrion flesh the sea gull would be much more romantic. How about Boca Raton,Grande or Bournes Bridge Bay for you non fluent speakers of Spanish.
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| Ring of Kerry-Ireland |
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| Birds-Martha's Vineyard |
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| SUNSET ON BUZZARDS BAY-FALMOUTH,MA |
Anyway sunset on the bay is just as good as watching the sun go down on Galway Bay or Cape Cod Bay. The Buzzards keep the tourists away and let the locals enjoy the sunset. So that must be the rationale for giving a beautiful bay such an ugly name.
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