Cape Cod
The next day was our longest drive, as we headed three hours south to Cape Cod. I had wanted to at least stay one night in Cape Cod to see what the hype was all about, and I’m really glad I did.
We stayed in Chatham (Chad-am), which was a good recommendation. It felt very much like I anticipated Cape Cod to be – an everlasting fall. The weather was a bit overcast; there was a warm gentle wind coming from the ocean, and leaves were rustling around. This, along a landscape filled with New England houses and giant trees, made my day. It was perfect. I even grabbed a growler of Cape Cod IPA to bring back to the guesthouse to drink.
Chatham offers a small downtown filled with small mom-and-pop shops down the main road. Our guesthouse was a perfect small apartment, done very well with very nice woodwork. And the day was perfect, an uneventful day with a small side trip to Oyster Beach to relax.
The next day we woke up early and had breakfast at an airport hangar. After having delicious lemon zest pancakes, we made our way back to Boston, avoiding the Labor Day traffic.
American History, Personal History – Boston
When we arrived back into Boston, we decided to visit my Grammy’s old stomping grounds, so we headed to Lynn and visited the neighborhood next to Sluice Pond. The old blue house now was a duplex and was a block away from the pond. The next stop led us to her house that she lived in prior to her teenage years. The house was a few miles away in Revere, next to an amazing beach owned by a membership. We couldn’t exactly locate the house, but assumed it may have been a house in major need of a renovation. These places must have been prime spots even 70 years ago. Later we would find out that my Grandpa lived two miles away from this house, which we missed. The house was ripped down many years ag0
Our next stop took us through the tunnels of Boston to the Sam Adams Brewery. Unfortunately, hundreds of other people had this same idea and the tours were booked for the day. So, we headed back to the hotel and got ready for our flight into Michigan the next day.