..The calm before the Storm

I visited a beach which I'd visited a year ago. Same beach, but boy was it different. The wind was blowing hard and the waves were around 6 feet or so if not more, the result of a Nor'Easter storm. The second picture does not do it justice.

Beach in 2008...calm day

Beach in 2009 - After Nor'Easter storm

..and the weather

Our first stop in the morning was on the "elbow of Cape Cod" Chatham. The waters off the beach were calm, sky was slightly overcast, but overall it was nice.


In Chatham Downtown, I saw this pretty house. It has 6 bedrooms, sits on a hill, apparently has a view of the water....and it can be yours for the small sum of $2, 475,000!!!!! So I still like dreaming about the house!

We had lunch near the US Coast Guard station on the Cap Cod Canal. Chatted with an officer on site who talked about the vessels, but refused when I asked for his picture. These are the CCG stations in the US, and are part of Homeland Security!

We visited a museum where the art was interesting.....


..and the architecture even more interesting
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..the end of the tour was seen through the rain splattered windows of the bus. This is apparently a really nice beach of the Bay..

Martha's Vineyard

We left Hyannis at 9:30am to spend the day on Martha's Vineyard, MA today. It's a very pretty and quaint little place with way expensive real Estate. Lowest price I saw was a tiny house (450sq/ft), not winterized (means it has no insulation and you have to find somewhere else to live from October to May or June) for about $500,000 (land not included!). My favorite house wasn't for sale! It was purchased last year for $14Million..yup.. Broke my heart and I didn't even bother to take a photo of it!!!


Our ferry boat to Martha's Vineyard, MA

View of Hyannis Harbour from the Ferry

Kennedy Compound at Hyannis Port

Harbour at Oak Blufs, Martha's Vineyard

Funky Art..it's a memorial to the whalers of the area

Travelling through New England

As I admired the Fall Foliage of Vermont and New Hampshire, it made me wonder how many shades of orange and yellow there could possibly be. Every scene seemed to be more colourful than the last. Truly beautiful. I took a few shots from the bus, as there are no lookouts where a bus can stop to allow keener tourists with new cameras to take photos. For some reason, I could hear the theme song to the Bob Newhart Show ringing in my head.


Shades of Red, Yellow and Orange

More shades of Fall.

Now this next photo was a disturbing scene. Please note the white stuff at the bottom of the photo..yes folks..fluffy precipitation also known as a four letter word beginning with S and ending with W. Apparently we were at a high altitude and its not uncommon to see this early in the Fall season.


White stuff which shall remain nameless.

We stopped for lunch at a Mall in Burlington, Vermont. I noticed this little girl, having lunch with her mom and friend "piggy". He sat at the table in his own spot, and the little girl was sharing her burger and drink with the pig. It was sooooooooo cute.

Best friends

Our last stop before Cape Cod was at a New Hampshire Liquor and Spirits Store. You all know what a fan of Chianti I am, but this was a first for me. I'd never seen this label. At first I thought it was a Gag, but the tag does indeed indicate authentic Chianti. Now is this really the best marketing angle they could come up with? What's next "Please Buy our Chianti"Label? I might have bought a bottle of "GREAT CHIANTI" but not just Good Chianti. Must be popular though, there was only 1 bottle on the shelf...where I left it. I bought a bottle of Rocca delle Macie instead.

Good Chianti..as opposed to GREAT Chianti?