Monday, October 25 - Day 53

Leisurely got up and left New London. We took an alternate route instead of taking Route 95 into Providence, RI as President Obama was going to be there today. We made it to Provincetown, MA (Cape Cod) via Route 6. We drove right here and will work our way back toward the mainland tomorrow, nibbling on oysters, ice cream, crab cakes, and whatever else might strike our fancy. We got good recommendations from the family on where to eat, sleep, site see. It seems the common theme was the ice cream shops and good places for oysters. Maybe we could do some research and write reviews on ice cream shops on the Cape so we can continue our trip with funding from our followers. (HAHA) Hey - you never know!

We are staying at the Surfside Hotel and Suites on Commercial Street on the bay side. We found the library per Joan's recommendation as there is a 1/2 scale model of the Rose Dorothea, a sailing schooner that won many sailing races and the model was 73 feet long and two stories high - the largest model ship in the world. We walked along Commercial Street and Dave noticed a restaurant that was offering a special for a Kobe beef burger. We ate early at 3 pm. I had a lobster roll which was all lobster meat. It was great. Dave didn't think his burger tasted any better than good Angus beef. Continued walking along the pier and saw lots of fishing boats. Walked along the beach where I made my own "footprints in the sand." I put my feet in the ocean and it was chilly. As I was walking along, Dave got my attention to let me know there were seals close to shore. I thought maybe we would see a shark - but no luck.

We saw the Herring Cove lighthouse from a distance and will have to visit more of them tomorrow. Maybe I will find a new favorite one.

Came back to the room and sat outside on the little porch. It was getting windy but still nice to be by the water.