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By Tom Lesko I began the South Shore Beach and Waterfront Tour 11 years ago and it is still a beautiful drive in beautiful Alfas in beautiful, spring weather — still such a great day. We were joined by Spiders older and newer, a GT and GTV, a Sprint Speciale, and a Ferarri. Ten cars in all and fourteen members. After our traditional meet-and-greet, coffee, and munchkins, I handed out color maps with the day's route indicated in light Alfa red. Similar to past years, our tour included a swing around Hingham Harbor, Crow Point, and the Hingham Yacht Club, and then on to Nantasket Beach for an ocean view and "pause for the cause" at the local Dunkin Donuts. From there, it was a short drive to the summit of the Hull cemetery for a nearly-360º view (a view to die for ;-) of the beaches, islands, and bays of the South Shore — fantastic! Continuing on to the end of the Hull peninsula and "Hull Gut", we circled back and took a short side trip out to Spinnaker Island in Hingham Bay to see the remains of the early 20th century "Fort Duvall" coast artillery placement of two 16" guns strategically located to protect the coast. The guns are long gone, and condominium units have replaced them on the old fort's foundations. Then it was on to the "gold coast" of Cohasset, where the ocean views and beautiful homes were in their usual visual splendor. The Minot Lighthouse overview was our next stop after a nice, twisty stretch that allowed us to exercise our engines a bit. We then toured back over the spectacular roadways of Cohasset and went to Jake's Seafood Restaurant at Steamboat Wharf in Nantasket for a wonderful lunch and conversation. A good time was had by all — looking forward to our next AONE event — see you there! Tom Lesko - 1965 Giulia Spider Veloce ("Grumpy")
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