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Cape Cod

Well, we didn't win the lottery, so we're guessing that the whole "fortune" bit was referring to life experiences and such.  Boooooooooooooring....

CC Sunset

I guess we'll take it.  :)

Let's catch up where we last left off on our journey down the east coast. After Boston, we drove on over to the Cape Cod area.

We stayed at Nickerson State Park, which had some pretty nasty creepy-crawlies in the shower. But to make up for it, there were also beautiful wildflowers all over the place.

Fox Glove Wildflowers 1 Wildflowers 2

Wildflowers 3 Wildflowers 4 Wildflowers 5

We headed up to Provincetown the next day and roamed around looking at boats and shops and the Pilgrim Monument.

Boats 2 Street

Boats 1 Pilgrim

Fish and chips seemed like an obvious choice for dinner. Delicious! (And the curried french fries were pretty tasty, too.)

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Perhaps the most astounding part of the visit was the fact that we found a store that we both loved!  Marine Specialties had just the right mix of vintage clothing and random international military surplus items to keep us both satisfied for hours.

Sunset 2

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