2016-06-26, Campers Haven, Cape Cod, MA

 

My last blog was on the 18th, and sine then we have relaxed at home, don a little sightseeing,shopping, eating lobster, etc..

.Friday, June 24th, we took a boat ride out of Harwich Port along Monomoy Island to see seals and lighthouses. We saw many seals, but pictures were difficult due to the rocking of the boat. .

Then yesterday, Saturday June 25th, we went to see the Adams Houses at the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, MA. They have a nice Visitor Center downtown where you can see a movie about the lives of John and John Quincy Adams, and sign up for the trolley that takes you to the homes tours. The town of Quincy is named after an ancestor of John’s wife, Abigale Smith.

John Adams, 2nd US President was born and raised in this house. , while John Quincy Adams was born and raised in this house just a few yards away. . After spending many years abroad in Paris and London, John Adams bought the house he called “Peace Field”, . All three home were owned by members of the Adams family until they were given to the Park Service. Back at the visitor center we walked down to the church where they are buried. In the basement of the church (a church built by the Adams family) are 2 crypts. John and Abigale Adams are buried in one , and John Quincy and Luisa Catherine are buried in the other . As the docent said, where else can you find two Ex-Presidents buried in the same church?  .  `

2016-06-18, Saturday, Campers Haven , Cape Cod.

Thursday, the 16th, we drove the rental to Sherborn, MA, where we had a wonderful visit and lunch with Jack and Pat Mulhall. While there, Anchor Auto Body called and said our Jeep would be ready about 2:30 on Friday. Lots of traffic on the surface streets heading back to the Cape.

Friday, the 17th, was another beautiful day on the Cape. After breakfast, we decided to tour the Cape Cod Brewery . They only have one tour per day, and that is at 11am. The sun isn’t even over the yardarm. I guess they don’t want the tourists to interfere with the serious afternoon drinkers. It is a small brewery servicing a 60 mile area, but their beer is delicious. We ate lunch at Spanky’s Clam Shack on the Hyannis Harbor . After lunch, we picked up the Jeep and did some shopping on the way home.

2016-06-15 Wednesday, Campers Haven, Cape Cod

 

Our month here on Cape Cod is half over.

We were going to take the Cape Cod Tour Train on Saturday, the 11tth, but it was raining, so we took the train on Sunday, the 12th. The train runs from Hyannis to Bourne on the Cape Cod Canal.  Along the way, our view was mostly blocked by trees. But we did getnsome good views of the Cape Cod Canal, some cranberry bogx and salt marshes. . The historical narration was great to the extent we could understand over the screaming babies. After the train ride, we drove to see tha Chatham Light , the Nauset Light , and the deactivated Three Sisters Lights .

On Monday, the 13th, we tok the Jeep to Anchor Auto Body to leave it for its bumper and base plate replacement. After lunch, we went to take the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory. It is a nice short self guided tour.

Tuesday the 14th, we drove the rental car, a Honda Accord (we wont replace the Jeep with a car that close to the ground) out to Provincetown. There we went to the Pilgrim Monument and Museum . Of course there were lighthouses to see before we got home. First, we were able to get a distant view of the Race Point Light . Next, we stopped to see the Cape Cod, or Highland Light .

Today is the 15th. After waiting around for a call we were supposed to receive at noon, I called at 3pm. The car may be ready tomorrow afternoon. Oh, well.

2016-06-10 Friday at Camper’s Haven on Cape Cod

Monday, the 6th, we drove in to Hyannis for a Jeep oil change at Jiffy Lube. Then we drove to Woods Hole trying to get information about the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard. We had better luck gritting the information from the internet. But we did have a lunch in Woods Hole.

Tuesday. the 7th, we drove to Sandwich, MA, to the Cape Cod Canal Museum, and had lunch across the street at Seafood Sam’s. While eating lunch, we watched boats travel up and down the canal; including this tug towing a barge. . After lunch, we started back to the RV, stopping in Barnstable to see the Sandy Neck Lighthouse. .

Wednesday, we took another day to relax at home.

Thursday, the 9th, was to be our day to tour Martha’s Vineyard, but it was so windy we decided not to take the ferry. Instead, we drove to Plymouth, MA. Of course we took pictures in the harbor of Plimoth (note: the colony’s first Governor, William Bradford, spelled it Plimoth in his journal) Rock and the Mayflower II. The rock doesn’t look large enough to have been the stepping stone to land. However, the son of one of the original inhabitants of Plimoth identified this rock. The Mayflower II is a replica that still sails. .

Leaving downtown Plymouth, we drove out to Plimoth Plantation , founded in 1947, is a re-creation of what Plimoth Colony and a Wampanoag village would have been like in 1647. . There are docents in period dress that speak and answer questions in 1647 character. In fact, they study the inhabitants they represent. An addition since we were here 30 years ago is a group of docent who speak modern English.

Today, the 10th, we are relaxing again.

2016-06-05, Sunday on Cape Cod

It has been interesting 10 days since my last blog.

We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend visiting our good friends Phil and Terri Tobin in Westtown, NY. We stayed at Pleasant Acres Farm Nd RV Park in Sussex, NJ. It is a very nice gated RV park where they give you two tokens per day to get back in if you leave. Not the cheapest, but it is the closest to the Tobin’s. Next time we visit, we will try their side yard, if we can get level.

We left on Tuesday, the 31st, driving east on I-84. After eating lunch at the CT welcome center, we started to get back on the road when  we heard strange noises. We got out and found the Blue Ox tow bar connected through the bumper to the base plate which was hanging by the safety cables to the Jeep frame. The bumper and base plate were on the ground.  . I got the bumper and base plate off, and the wires all tied up.. Marilyn then got to drive the Jeep without signal lights while I drove the motorhome to Cape Cod. We are staying at Campers Haven in Dennisport, MA for the month of June.

Thursday morning, 6/2, we went to the local Jeep dealer. They said they did not do body work, but suggested Anchor Body Shop. Anchor said to bring it back Friday morning, and they would put the old bumper back on temporarily. Insurance is paying for everything above the deductible, and parts will be in next week.

So, Friday the 3rd, we spent the day walking around the mall across the street from Anchor Body Shop. They put the old bumper on, and we have signal lights. On the way home we stopped for our first lobster of the summer.. It was delicious.

Yesterday, the 4th,, we spent the afternoon at Cape Cod National Sea Shore visitors center. Today we have stayed in because it is misty, and it is supposed to rain heavy late this afternoon and evening.