Saturday was our last full day on the Cape and even though it was overcast, we decided to head to the beach because... well, who knows when we'll ever have the chance to go again.
Note the pink and yellow tent. That's us - or rather, our tent. This tent has been our shelter since our very first vacation many, many, many (etc.) years ago. And though it's a little worse for wear and barely holding together (much like myself), it still proves to be valuable (almost like myself - I wish!).
Despite the luxury of not having people around, we cut the visit short and headed back to the Pottery Place for one last visit - which, conveniently, is only a couple of miles away from this particular beach.
A second trip to the Pottery Place afforded us the option of (possibly) getting all of the things we didn't get on our first visit - assuming any of those things were still there. Well, I can't say we got all of the things we wanted - or even close to it - but we did get a few things. And even if we hadn't, it's a beautiful spot well worth visiting on it's own.
A couple more photos...
Somewhere after all of this, back at the 'cottage', it was decided we should go to Hyannis. I have mixed feelings about Hyannis. First of all, it can be a little congested getting there and getting out of there - but I can deal with that. A bigger issue for me is that of all the places we go, Hyannis has probably changed (and continues to change, as we found out) the most - and not in a necessarily positive way.
It still has its pluses. There’s still a candy and fudge store there - and though I didn’t get anything there (edible, anyway), it’s still nice to browse. And the Newbury Comic-like place is still there, as is the army/navy store - all good things.
But the big thing is, the mini-golf is long gone (as it was on our previous visit(s)), and to make matters worse, the merry-go-round and small arcade, which used to be across the street from the mini-golf, are now gone, as well.
I don’t know that we would have bothered with either of those things but they gave the town a certain charm - certainly more charm than the run-down lot and dilapidated building that are now left behind.
Despite this sad sight, we managed to have a good time. And the memories alone are worth revisiting - especially because we were revisiting them together.
Back at the cottage, it was dinner (pizza, maybe?) and some packing for the morning trip home.
We finished a night with a game night. And although I'm still confused with the instructions for the first, thankfully short-lived, game, the second game was not only easier to follow (once I got out of the habit of blurting out the answers), it was an awful lot of fun.
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| Game #1- Trying to understand what the heck Jake is talking about. |
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| Game #2- More fun than Game #1. |
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| More Game #2 |
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| Still more Game #2 |
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| Even More Game #2 |
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| And.. Even More Game #2. |
It was a great way to finish of a fun vacation together. Tomorrow morning would be the final packing, the final cleaning and the long ride home.
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