Weekend in Cape Cod

Courtesy of our great friend and pet sitter, Leslie, we were able to get away for the weekend to the Cape. Uncle Bob's services weren't until Tuesday and she felt confident she could deal with Annie's confinement to the first floor (ACL is totally gone and will need Surgery- OUCH).

We got off late given the trip to the vet in the morning and a lot of back and forth on whether we should leave Miss Annie. BUT Leslie assured me that we should go and have fun. She had nurse duty down for her.

Mr. B had arranged a great suite at the "By the Sea" Bed and Breakfast in Dennisport. I think I gave it 4 stars on TripAdvisor.com. (Lacking parking and a hair dryer). Staff was delightfully helpful. Rooms were well decorated and clean. The only other thing is at this time of year the windows are open. We awoke on Sunday morning about 6 AM to our neighbor doing something with Velcro. So privacy, not so much... Oh well...

Friday night, he had picked out a nice little Irish Pub. The food was traditional and good. The entertainment was delightful. Lots of old Irish pub songs including my domestic favorite, "Charlie on the M.T.A"

The next morning there was a cloud burst only over our part of the Cape. I was close to calling my mother and asking her to make it stop raining.... AGAIN! (inside family joke). That blew ...literately off and we were able to get in a 25 mile ride on trails to trail path. It goes through the interior of the Cape by cranberry bogs and a couple of large lakes. Interesting but I have to agree a bit boring. I think I am ready to stick to the roads .. hills and all. The "freddy" traffic on the rail trails is annoying.

Back to the B&B to shower and change for a drive to Chatham to go to the lighthouse, lunch, and shopping. This is when I discovered a lack of hair drying equipment. However, the shower was amazing. I wish I took a picture of it. I think I would like to do something similar with our Master Bath.

On to Chatham ... We drove by the lighthouse and determined that we were too hungry to stop and went to the Wild Goose Inn for Lunch and a beverage or two. Here is a picture I took for Aunt Sue to paint. The lunch was fabulous. http://www.wildgoosetavern.com/ The beverages set us up for a flurry of irresponsible shopping. Let's just say the shoppes in Chatham had a good weekend.

After the appropriate amount of time and shopping to let the beverages wear off... We drove back to the light house and snapped a few pictures of the beach and lighthouse.

We went back to the room for a bit of a nap and then out to dinner at a restaurant Mr. B. went to during family vacations to the Cape in his childhood. The Swan Lake Restaurant was fun. We had a terrific waitress. It is always fun when you can joke with the help... Basically, "it wasn't her first day" after I gave the in-depth description of how I prefer my martini. The last couple I have been served at various places have been 1/2 Vermouth ... I swear! ... Not this time... Perfection. As was the meal.

The next day, we got up went out for breakfast and back down memory lane or Folger Way. Here is a picture of the house Mr. B's parents rented for several summers on vacation. It looked a bit down at the heels. I think he is wondering if it might be for sale. OY!

We got back good season as we were worried about Annie. I also had to do a turn around and drive back to New Hampshire on Tuesday morning for the memorial service. It was a good and memorable weekend. Seamus liked his present as well!