Monday: Labor Day. And S's birthday.
a.m. took canoe to Long Pond, a 3-mile lake in the middle of Cape Cod peninsula. We'd checked out the lake 2 days ago, and found a small beach park where we could almost launch directly from the car top. Windy conditions, and we didn't want to get caught downwind of the take-out, so we paddled along shore to the windward end of the lake. Many vacation homes on the lakefront, some elaborate but some very simple. Most haven't been shut down for the season. A warm, sunny day, so lots of people swimming and boating. Once opposite our put-in we turned around and circled the windward end of the lake again. Total about 3 miles. A good workout, a very pretty lake. Clear and warm.
After lunch we drove just a couple of miles to Old Sea Pines Inn. S attended Sea Pines Camp in summers from age about 6 to 11, and boarding school at Sea Pines School for about 5th through 8th grade. The school closed, and the camp was sold off to developers in the 1970's. The school property has been a B&B since 1977. S has happy memories of her years there. Our room happened to be the one where a couple of lonely weeks quarantined for whooping cough. The inn has preserved most of the original architecture and dormitory areas although we weren't able to look into all the rooms. Of course, they are all upscale compared to kids' dorms in the 50's. There has been major expansion of dining and common areas, and the inn (1850's vintage) is in excellent repair. They have pictures and documents from the old days and S even found herself listed on the roster of 1956 campers. Some of her old friends have come back over the years and signed a guest book. Sometimes it is not good to go back to a place you remember fondly, but in this case S really enjoyed it.
Mike, Pete, Melissa and Alison all called to wish S a Happy Birthday, and it was fun to talk with them. We feel like we've been out of touch; more than we've needed to be. Also a welcome birthday message from friend Susie T.
Tuesday, Sept. 8
Matt called a.m. to wish S Happy Birthday, completing the brood of well-wishers.
We had lost some pressure in one of the Suburban's tires, so early in the morning we took it to a nearby gas station, left it to be checked out, and walked back to Old Sea Pines Inn for breakfast. A good breakfast it was, too. By noon the tire was fixed, so we retrieved the car and set off for Hyannis to visit the JFK Hyannis Museum. The town is very congested and we couldn't find parking space with the trailer, but we cruised by the museum and could see that it didn't amount to much. So we skipped the museum, had lunch in town (did find parking there), and drove to campground near Woods Hole. The plan for tomorrow is to bike to the Martha's Vinyard ferry, spend the day seeing that island by bike, and return to this campground at the end of the day. Then head for points west and south. Our only fixed goal is to be at Richmond by Sept. 17th.
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