Back to the Beach Bar

We returned to the Beach Bar to sit inside the outside structure and enjoy the spot we have come to savor. It was closed for COVID-19 when we came in September 2020, so we sat on the patio instead. A Painkiller and pint of Jack’s Abbey were just right. Did I mention the view of…

When in Cape Cod, put together Cape Cod puzzles

My dear wife Karen and terrific daughter Elisabeth spent their inside time in the lovely little Dennis Port cottage working in tandem on the big puzzle we brought back with us this year. It’s the one bought during the September 2020 vacation that Karen couldn’t quite finish, so she dismantled it to put back into…

Yes, this was a wonderful surprise

As we prepared for this year’s Cape Cod getaway, my dear wife Karen instructed me that I could not plan anything for the first Sunday of the stretch. Then she told me to make sure I packed my swimming trunks. A surprise was in store. Hmmmmmm. But it was early Saturday afternoon when a knock…

Cape Cod vacation comes early this year

We booked our week-plus in the Cape earlier than usual this year. Many factors led to our decisions. The waning of the epidemic in our part of the world, yes. Our totally vaccinated condition, yes. The available time period of the cottage that accepts my dear wife Karen, cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and I,…

Sometimes I must compare

While my dear wife Karen and I were appreciating our strolls around the neighborhood of the cottage we rented for this year’s trip to Cape Cod, we both decided it would be a good adventure to go inside the Town of Dennis Public Library. We knew we wanted to compare it, outside and in, to…

We did have a beverage or two

I almost forgot. My dear wife Karen did manage to get in a drink or so during our fabulous Cape Cod vacation. On the deck, I enjoyed a wine of Cabernet Sauvignon vintage while she chose a pre-mixed tequila pour. At the Red Nun, we both favored the Wachusett draft, blueberry style. Karen’s online research…

Never to be contacted again

As my dear wife Karen and I walked around the beach area of Dennis Port, a certain resort caught my eye because of it’s name. I’m sure Gaslighting did not mean what it does now when the owners decided to call it such. But because of the present connotation, I had to wonder if anybody…

Our favorite restaurant comes through again

Over a handful of trips, we’ve discovered a healthy like for The Oyster Company. In fact, the plates of delicious seafood served up in Dennis Port are a highlight of Cape Cod week for my dear wife Karen and I every time. Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image for…

We can’t just eat at all the same places

The little restaurant at a crucial Cape Cod corner always caught our eye. My dear wife Karen decided that this would be the year we’d finally stop in to try the food at The Wee Packet. Breakfast was the meal of choice. Irish music played non-stop. Before choosing my meal, I discovered we were in…

We had to walk on the beach in the window

Thank goodness for the cap of good and proper timing. When a little opening in the clouds came during our Cape Cod trip, away to the beach we went. Our usual public beach had its familiar sights. My dear wife Karen was happy to feel at home. No matter that she grew up on the…