I know I can catch a lobster at Sesuit Harbor Cafe

The line outside our beloved, charming Cape Cod getaway lobster haven Sesuit Harbor Cafe looked very long. But of course, everybody was spaced six feet apart. Once inside the ordering room, the usually bustling central spot was practically empty. After placing your request and laying, outside you sent to find a spot among the spread…

Business not as usual

Every customer outside and inside of souvenir and T-shirt shop extraordinaire Cuffy’s wore a mask and was careful about distancing. And this year’s sand sculpture, marking 40 years of business and really great prices, noted the summer of COVID-19, too. Oops, that was on the side I did not photograph. Maybe it was subliminal on…

There are no whales in the Chatham park in September

One missing species from our shift of our annual Cape Cod getaway from June to September this year was the absence of the whale art festival in the Chatham park. My dear wife Karen and I found our ducks instead, inside the rubber duckie store and even one perched outside on a roof. It looked…

Let there be lighthouses

Cheers to the style the homeowner of our Csle Vod getaway house has chosen to light up the backyard. There are lighthouses and other beacons, all driven by solar. All the boundaries are clearly illuminated. You can flip a switch for a bulb, but you don’t have to resort to electricity. Great stuff.

Just a quick walk on your beach, please and thank you

This year more than any other, our journey to the public beach in Dennisport, Mass. during our annual Cale Cod getaway was full of expectations and fraught with the weight of the state of our world both. So we wore our masks in case the beach was crowded. Thankfully, we were able to find our…

We’re wondering if we spotted an eagle in its nest

Upon exiting Sundancers after a couple outdoor ‘Coladas, my dear wife Karen and I decided to stroll out on a winding wooden dock. Our curiosity was rewarded with the sight of a big nest atop a metal pole. We wound around the dock maze for the best possible view of the big bird, wondering, hoping,…

Ellie B wants to wave at everybody

It’s hard for me to choose who had more fun on this particular trip to the Atlantic Ocean. You can tell by their smiles that my dear wife Karen and our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle both think this place on our planet is fairly fabulous. Here’s to toes in the sand…

A shameless plug for the Red Nun

I would declare that my dear wife Karen and I can call the Red Nun our place in Cape Cod. Let me share the reasons why we feel so comfortable at this bar/restaurant: We can walk there from the lovely cottage in, oh, two or three minutes. And, more importantly, walk back after a couple…

Yes, that is a shed

You’d think there’s room for extra guests in this second structure out back in our Cape Cod rental spot. Nope. Just one of the nicest she’d fronts you’ll ever see. Hey, wait, it’s locked. Maybe it is a bunk house! The back side gets me back to my notion of shed.