September 28-30, 2009 Our brief visit to Massachusetts

Monday morning we dropped the “Boys”, our two dogs, Nigel and Bubba, off at the local pet store for a day spa treatment. Both of them really needed a good grooming. We then took the day to go and visit Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower II and the Plimouth (yes, this is the correct spelling) Plantation in Plymouth. This was very informative day, amazing how the Pilgrims were able to make the trip in 1620 in that small ship, in very crowded conditions and then to survive once they arrived. The representative settlements at the plantation were very well done with actors portraying native peoples and the Pilgrims as it might have been almost 400 years ago.
Tuesday we made the short drive to Cape Cod, pleased to have sunshine after another night of rain. After reaching our camp site we headed out to explore the “cape” We found beautiful blue ocean, white sandy beaches, traditional looking lighthouses and charmingly graying cedar shingled houses of every size and description. We made it to the northern most tip of the cape, Providencetown, what an interesting diverse, sort of funky town. The trip home was our first real “lost” experience. Without our GPS (left it in the MoHo) and no real street map we wandered around trying to find our way back to camp. No harm, no foul, we kept our sense of humor and poured a drink when we finally got back.
Wednesday morning we set out to explore the rest of the cape, we took Route 28 to Hyannis Port, yet another picturesque harbor. It is easy to understand why people would like to spend their summers here. We headed to the most westward point, Woods Hole, where we had lunch sitting at a wonderful little table, right on the water. Mike had yet one more lobster and Karen had fried clams ---- what a wonderful feast. We have really enjoyed this area and could definitely come back here to spend some more time. Tomorrow we head to Connecticut to see our daughter Kristin. Much more fun to continue.