08/14/2026
๐๏ธ Winter Island / Waikiki Beach โ Bambiโs Honest Salem Review ๐๐ค
We headed out to Winter Island to see Waikiki Beach (also known as Fort Pickering Beach) and, of course, the historic Fort Pickering ruins.
And about those โfort ruinsโโฆ ๐
I was expecting A FORT. Something dramatic. Something worthy of pulling out the camera.
What did we find?
๐งฑ Like three stone walls being slowly eaten alive by vegetation. ๐
The fort may have been underwhelming, but Winter Island absolutely wasnโt.
We found a quiet little rocky spot where I could finally put my feet in the Atlantic ๐, enjoyed some gorgeous coastal views, and somehow I caught the most unexpected little-mermaid/Ariel moment of Bella on the rocks. ๐งโโ๏ธโจ
Sometimes the thing you went looking for isnโt the thing that makes the memory.
Fort: meh. ๐
Views: beautiful.
Ocean moment: worth it.
Unexpected photos: priceless. ๐ค
๐ Winter Island / Waikiki Beach โ Salem, Massachusetts