Massachuttes
Sex in the local theater…
AUGUST 9, 2015. STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS GOT YOUR ATTENTION, RIGHT? A hook is the first sentence of a story that pulls readers into it. Grabs their attention. Makes them want to continue reading. Knowing all you guys, I figured I’d get your attention with the title of this post. Actually, “Sex Please, We’re Sixty” is the … Continue reading
Our Whale Watching Trip…
JULY 11, 2015 WHALES NEAR CAPE COD. About a 40 mile boat ride from Bardstown Harbor on Cape Cod, Stellwagen Bank is the seasonal home to Humpback, Finback and Menke Whales. These animals are baleen whales…they have no teeth! Instead, they have baleen plates made up of keratin, the same material that makes up our … Continue reading
Chatham, Massachusetts…
JULY 7, 2015 OUR FAVORITE TOWN. Of all the towns and villages we’ve visited on Cape Cod, our favorite and perhaps the most picturesque and charming is Chatham. If the Cape is viewed as a bent arm, Chatham is the elbow. The geographic features of the town are hilly, wooded uplands, extensive barrier beaches, spits, … Continue reading
Provincetown, Massachusetts…
JULY 2, 2015 OUR TRIP TO P-TOWN. We took a day trip to see the quaint colonial town of Provincetown, called “P-Town by the locals. It’s about an hour’s drive “up” the Cape from where we’re staying “down” the Cape in Falmouth. As you can see from the map I’ve inserted, Cape Cod is shaped … Continue reading
Arriving on Cape Cod…
JULY 1, 2015 CAPE COD CAMPRESORT. Our home right now is Cape Cod Campresort, in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. We’ve been here about five days. The resort’s motto is: There is no place like this place near this place, so this must be “the place.” I hope so, because it’s costing us $100 a … Continue reading
We’re making a U-Turn…
JUNE 25, 2015. WE’RE MAKING A U-TURN. Having the freedom to change travel plans at will is one of the major benefits of motorhome travel. Our direction of travel is never mandated or locked-in by airline or hotel reservations. And this morning we made a spontaneous decision to change our short-term travel plans. We were … Continue reading
Historic Salem, Massachusetts..
JUNE 23, 2015 SETTING THE STAGE. It began a little after midnight…at first an almost imperceptible tapping on the roof that seemed to start and stop in the darkness. Later, as dawn crept into the campground, it became steadier, though still very light. Rain. By morning, it was still faint…but now persistent…nearly hidden by a hovering … Continue reading