Cape Cod, Mass.

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Cape Cod, Mass - July 3-7, 1996

Provincetown: Well what can you say about Pee-town. This little New England town has all the charm and beauty of a small and quaint "Murder She Wrote" town with the flair and openness of NYC's Village. I had been prepared for the forthcoming, but was somewhat taken by the true openness and diversity.

Truro: Basically, this is a tourist or residential area. Truro lies just below Pee-town and doesn't offer much in the sense of commercialization. It does offer some very nice beaches and great views. Truro is strategically located for all of those looking to go to the Cape, this is were you want to stay.

Wellfleet: This is were you want to go if you want to step back into commercial civilization. They have a Drive-In Movie Theater, a few restaurants, etc. But if was definitely good to go back to the vacation half of the trip every now and then.

Van Rensselaer Restaurant: After much debate and searching we decided to eat here. The wait was typical, but the food and service were pretty good. A FULL spread meal was very reasonably priced.

Aesop's Table Restaurant: Thou we didn't go here folks we were staying with did go and found it to be quite nice. Located in the heart of Wellfleet, this restaurant offers both traditional quarters and al fresco scene. Apparently the menu was pretty straight forward and the service was typical.

Vorelli's Restaurant: If this is the right place, which located in the center of Commercial Street, I have two words: HATED IT!! Well, the place looks very nice inside and out, almost like a typical Irish wharf type bar/restaurant, but the restaurant part of it is a joke. I ordered a typical burger, fries and a drink. The burger tasted a little freezer burned, the fries were partly over cooked and partly slightly under cooked. I waited for about 20 minutes after eating to order a cup of coffee (btw, the place had about three tables with customers). I left there a little let down, but you can't win them all.

Whale Watching: My first time and it was a duzzie!! We went whale watching aboard the Dolphin Fleet's boat the Dolphin VIII. This was my first Whale Watching expedition and I had a great time. The conductor was very informative and gave use a lot of history surrounding the bay. We were supposed to tour for about 3-3 1/2 hours and it ended up begin a fun 4 1/2 hours. Just as we were ready to turn around we were overwhelmed by many whales like the minke and fin were breaching, feeding, flapping, spouting, it was crazy. The conductor would direct us to the right of the ship to see something, then to the left, we had a lot of fun and got pretty wet too. I'd definitely recommend going there and supporting the Center for Coastal Studies. For more information on whale watching click here ---> http://www.whalewatch.com/.

Ballston Beach: The was a nice little beach, but be careful of all the rocks. By the end of the day my feet were killing me. The beach itself was a little rough looking, but it did the job for me. I caught a nice tan on my face and a bad burn on my back, oh well can't win them all.

Marine Specialties: Being a fanatic for nostalgic nik-naks I found the shop very exciting. At first you are deceived by it's narrow entrance and standard store front, but upon further investigating this little gem I found a plethora of goodies. They had aluminum/tin signs, canteens, tents, beautiful glass jars, clothes, knifes, camping gear, you name it. I really didn't buy anything, but did see some usefulness in a lot of things.

Corner Gift Shop: This little shop offered your nicer tourist gifts and once again your nostalgic items and nik-naks. We did end up buying a cap for Wendi, I had my eye on a one of those ship steering wheels or whatever they call them. But, my other half didn't agree with the beauty of it in our place so I resorted to getting a cap the next day. Oh well.

The Christmas Tree Shop: Well, we got busy here!! Located just outside the rotary in Orleans, we stopped for what was supposed to be a very quick shopping trip and ended up dropping over a of hundred dollars on a lot of things. Don't be misled by the name of the store, they have a lot more that what you think. We ended up buying a pair of lamps, some candle holders, a very nice wire frame bicycle (for the living room), and a lot more. After an hour and a half we finally got back on the road and on our way home, this proved to be very disappointing.