Cape Cod Trip - Day 7

Saturday, September 25, 2010.

This is our final day of travel. Last night we stopped in Buffalo, NY and began our trek homeward again in the morning.

Along the way we had some activities on the bus, sang and watched videos. Of course, we made our normal stops for lunch and rest areas.
One thing of interest and worthy of a photo via my Smart Phone, was this rest area along the Lake Erie. This was a very nice rest area structure but was also a nice area. There were vineyards all around us and you could smell the sweet smell of the grapes. Behind the vineyards was Lake Erie in the distance.

Cape Cod - Day 6

Friday, September 24, 2010. This day we departed from our motel on Cape Cod and traveled to Plymouth, MA to see the Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II.

We arrived at the rock and were able to park very close. However, the bus had to move before we returned! Most of us rushed to see the rock and get our photos taken under the sign.

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The largest views could be copied and printed.

It is interesting to note that there is no record of any of the pilgrims actually stepping on the rock, as legend would have us believe. So, actually, this rock has little, if any, significance. I guess the significance is that it is getting lots of tourists to come and buy souvenirs! A number of our people also took the time to quickly tour the Mayflower II. I remember when this ship sailed to America.

All along the way this week we saw buildings with these white chimneys. The significance is the white and black chimney signifies a "Safe House".
This was our final day in New England and we left with anxiety to be home but also regret because there is so much more to see. Our trip was fantastic with perfect weather. Cool but not cold and sunny. The only rain we had during this trip was at 3AM.

Cape Cod - Day 5

Thursday, September 23, 2010 we headed for Martha's Vineyard!

We drove over to Falmouth to meet the ferry across to the island. We arrived at the dock to meet our ferry the Island Queen. I enjoy boats and really liked this one. There were three decks. The lowest was fully enclosed from the elements, the next deck was a combination of enclosed and open and the top deck was all open except for the wheel house. I spent most of my time up there because it was the best location for photography.

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There were a good number of fantastic yachts and nice homes to look at as we moved out of Falmouth toward Martha's Vineyard.


Nancy and Clara took time to visit and enjoy the fresh air during the crossing. Everyone enjoyed the ride.


We arrived at Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard after about 40 minutes on the water.


We walked about for a bit and had a nice lunch. No! Not at Nancy's Restaurant!
We met our local buses and took a very nice and informative tour of the island. Our bus dropped us off and went back for another group while we did a walk-about (and shopping).
We went into a small Congregational Church with very nice Stained Glass windows.


There were plenty of shops such as this one, because I liked the sign. The store that we enjoyed most was the Black Dog. But everyone enjoyed ice cream at Mad Martha's.


Finally, it is time to board the Island Queen again for the return trip to Falmouth.


We finished the day with a meal at our motel, the Town Crier.

This finishes our final full day on Cape Cod.

Cape Cod - Day 4

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 was a fun day on the Cape!

Note: Due to technical difficulties on Cape Cod, these are all being added days later.

This time we headed up the Cape to Provincetown. Don’t ask me why they call this the Lower Cape; but that is what our guide calls it. It’s upper (or North) to me!

Our first stop was at a windmill. Yes, windmill in the USA, not Holland! It was kind of cool. But we have one at home in Washington Township, too.

As always, you can see bigger views by just clicking on the photos.

Next, we saw a neat light house. Actually we saw a good number of light houses but I only got close photos of two of them. I was disappointed by the power wires invading my photo space but this seemed to be common up there.

We arrived in Provincetown in time for lunch. Everyone was able to wander a bit and pick an eating place of their liking. We were in walking distance of the waterfront and the Pilgrim’s Tower. We were disappointed in the upkeep of the monument at the tower. I guess the locals have other priorities!
Note that it starts “In the name of God, Amen”. The next photo shows some of the local color. I had a pretty good cup of strong coffee in the Red Eye Coffee shop.
We traveled on a little way to a nice view of the end of the cape and also the sand dunes. We didn’t get close enough to the light house there to get a very good photo but you can see it in the haze around the bend of the beach and dunes.
We had a great bus driver, Jay, and also a very nice guide, Patricia.
Finally, we end the day in West Yarmouth at the Super Buffet for dinner and entertainment.

Cape Cod - Day 3

OK, now we officially begin our tours of Cape Cod. Today was a busy day we started with a nice breakfast in our hotel, then met our guide for the week and began our bus travel around Cape Cod. Our first stop was a visit at a Glass Museum. I have to admit that this didn’t appear to be something that I would enjoy but initial impressions were wrong. I did enjoy it. Some of the work was really outstanding. Much of the larger pieces would sell for many thousands of dollars.We also had demonstrations of glass blowing.Across the road there was a neat place for the “fountain of youth”. I watched many of the gals drink but so far haven’t noticed any immediate changes. Perhaps in the morning we will be joined by "younger" girls. Of course, us guys could benefit, too!Next, we went to the canal and learned about Cape Cod as an island. I always thought it was just a peninsula but in the early 1900’s a series of projects began to build a canal across to the ocean. Now, the only way across to the Cape is by bridge. We saw a museum dedicated to the building of this canal. Of course, we visited the canal area, also. There were lots of boats.Next we ate at a nice sea food place. The food was good! After lunch, drove on and did a short visit to a potato chip factory where they make the Cape Cod Potato Chips. This was a self guided tour with the main benefit being that we received a couple of bags of chips at the end of the tour.After our chips, we visited the JFK Museum. This is relatively small with only photos. We also walked the streets of Hyannis and enjoyed the unique shops.
Then, this led us to a visit of the JFK Memorial, where we took a group photo.Finally, we ended the day with a nice meal at the Irish Restaurant where we again ate sea food or other delicacies and were entertained by a pair of singers.

Cape Cod - Day 2

We are nearing our destination and stopped to put fuel in the bus and our bodies. Next stop; dinner at Lindsey's.

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