Chatham Harbor
The weather, the planets, our schedule, and my body all aligned on June 30th for me to grab a century ride on Cape Cod. The Cape has a great Rails To Trails trail from Dennis-->Chatham-->Provincetown and back to Dennis. Actually, Wellsfleet-->Provincetown and back was on Route 6. The treat was that I didn't have to worry about Cape traffic or routing. The disappointment was that I could have been in Anywhere, USA. Nothing, save the Chatham Harbor gave my geography away.
One of several tunnels on Cape Cod Rails To Trails Trail
While I was riding Kirk visited the National Seashore Headquarters, and guess what? For $10 he bought a life-long pass for old-timers (62+) to any National Park Service property in the US!
He caught up on his reading, and hiked to his heart's content coming home that night with 30,000 steps, equivalent to about 15 miles. We met in Provincetown at the Townsend for lunch--delicious sea morsels fresh off the boat.
Townsend's For Lunch
Cape Cod has been a great respite for us. Lots of pressured commotion the last days in Wilmette--packers, movers, hotelling it while Kirk was still actively serving at the church. Lots of miles the first couple of days on the road and staying with friends. Cape Cod gave us a place to stop, regroup, reground, and get our new little rituals and rhythms down as to where all of our earthly possessions live in our car and our duffel bags.
Hyannis Kids Sharing A Gallon Of Ice Cream
Sounds lovely, Susan. I've enjoyed my vacations at the Cape in the past. Any idea when you will get to Cary, NC?
ReplyDeleteJan, we'll be there lunch time, Saturday, July 9th. We'll call you in the morning of the 9th with a specific ETA
ReplyDeleteGreat; anytime is fine. Looking forward to it.
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