Yes, I admit that I had written that I’m not a
very adventurous person. That I prefer the organized peace and quiet. But
sometimes my plans get quite upset...
For day 3 in Boston, I had booked a rental
car to drive to Cape Cod, a peninsula southeast in Massachusetts. I was quite
nervous when I went to the rental office to get the car – it was the first time
that I drove an automatic car and I was quite afraid of the traffic in Boston
city. At the counter the employee told me that my car has no GPS. I insisted
that I need one so he had to upgrade me. I wisely had chosen the smallest cars
of all, but when I saw the new one, I had a little shock. This car looked huge
to me (for Americans, I guess it would have still been pure understatement). I
don’t know if the man next to me noticed my scared face, but he then quietly
explained me how everything works. After 5 minutes of installing myself in the
car, trying to keep calm and encourage me) I started the engine and drove off. Luckily,
after 2 minutes, the car and I became friends and the trip to Cape Cod began to
be wonderful.
Once away from Boston downtown, the landscape
became greener and greener and I became more relaxed every minute. My first stop was
in Sandwich, a very cute, old town on Cape Cod. Yees, I know what you want to
ask but nooo, I didn’t eat a Sandwich there!
Instead, I took a little walk in
this wonderful, little village with all the cute houses and then drove to
beach. Isn’t that just a perfect view?
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| On my way to the beach in Sandwich |
I drove up the island on the Old King’s highway
(6A) and saw a lot of very nice houses (which made me a little jealous – I
wouldn’t mind to have such a house on my own, would you? ).
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After some hours I got tired of driving (even if my new friend the Volvo made it easy for me to drive 😊 )and I checked in in my hotel. The owner, Mrs. Gillespie gave me a very warm welcome and offered me tea and coffee (which I almost never deny! 😊 ).
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| Cheapest room category or just a little happy place? |
The next day, my and my friend Big Volvo continued to explore Cape Cod. Here are some pictures
of the most beautiful beach I’ve seen on this trip. It’s called Mayflower Beach
and is situated near Dennis. I could
have stayed there for hours sitting in the sand and looking at the sea!
Back in Boston I once again enjoyed the
beautiful city and the harbor. Later, I cooked dinner with my cousin and her
husband, we had very good wine and funny conversations. I already knew that I
would miss those days when I got home. Can anyone please invent something to preserve
travel memories? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to just open a box and inhale
some fresh Mayflower Beach – air or Sunset-over-Boston- mood when you need it?