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More Cod
Okay, so there I am starting to turn lobster red where my shirt usually is (the full color came on later that evening). Well, it was a good time at the beach. The waves were nice. We had clam fritters from the shack down the way. We were there a good while. I knew I was burnt by the end, but later back at the house was where I took a nap and then woke up to the bright red. Okay, I've drilled in that point enough. New subject.
On Wednesday we had planned a second beach day, but the weather was supposed to be not so good so we shifted plans and let that be the day we went with Mary Beth's parents to Wellfleet. First we went over to the dune/beach to walk around. Though Mary Beth's dad misread the parking sign and ended up with a ticket when we got back. Mary Beth and I walked onto a little sand island in the ocean. There were a few drops of rain but we were back in the car by the time it started to come down more. Then back into the town part we went to this restaurant called Pearl. It was good timing because then it really started to pour. We were on this patio area that was covered in a tent. I had a hamburger with fried oysters on it (Wellfleet oysters, from the dock just a few yards away) and it was spectacular. And it rained a good while while we were under there enjoying lunch. And then back to the house to spend the rest of the day pretty low key hanging out.
Thursday was a pretty big day with Mary Beth and me. We were up early again and we did make it to Nauset Light Beach. Mary Beth spent a good time in the water. I was still sun burnt of course so I stayed out of the water. I kept my shirt on (actually two shirts 'cuz I had on another special uv-something-or-other shirt on over my regular shirt). I will say this about my sun mishap on Tuesday, I was good about my legs, as I was laying down with them sticking out I kept a blanket covering them most of the time so they avoided burns. Well, I repeated that success again. I also wore a hat and made sure even more hardcore to stay in the shade of the umbrella. I did a much better job and no more burns were acquired. The day was predicted to be a scorcher and that turned out true. It was really hot. I lay on the beach reading most of the time. The beach wasn't QUITE as near-empty as the other day we went, but it wasn't too far off, you know, when we first got there and by the time we left I think the lot had gotten full. So our next step was to spend the rest of the day in Provincetown! It's probably my favorite part of the cape. So nice right there at the very end but it's almost like a city. First thing when we get there we notice Tim's Books, a used bookstore that I remember being pretty sweet from a previous visit. It was pretty sweltering and it was nice to get in out of the heat into ac. Well, I picked up a few books: Alphabetical Afridca by Walter Abish, A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr, Aké: the Years of Childhood by Wolfe Soyinka, The Pilgrim Hawk by Glenway Wescott, The Shadow-Line by Joseph Conrad, Castle to Castle by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, and The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson. Okay, gonna take another break right here!!!
On Wednesday we had planned a second beach day, but the weather was supposed to be not so good so we shifted plans and let that be the day we went with Mary Beth's parents to Wellfleet. First we went over to the dune/beach to walk around. Though Mary Beth's dad misread the parking sign and ended up with a ticket when we got back. Mary Beth and I walked onto a little sand island in the ocean. There were a few drops of rain but we were back in the car by the time it started to come down more. Then back into the town part we went to this restaurant called Pearl. It was good timing because then it really started to pour. We were on this patio area that was covered in a tent. I had a hamburger with fried oysters on it (Wellfleet oysters, from the dock just a few yards away) and it was spectacular. And it rained a good while while we were under there enjoying lunch. And then back to the house to spend the rest of the day pretty low key hanging out.
Thursday was a pretty big day with Mary Beth and me. We were up early again and we did make it to Nauset Light Beach. Mary Beth spent a good time in the water. I was still sun burnt of course so I stayed out of the water. I kept my shirt on (actually two shirts 'cuz I had on another special uv-something-or-other shirt on over my regular shirt). I will say this about my sun mishap on Tuesday, I was good about my legs, as I was laying down with them sticking out I kept a blanket covering them most of the time so they avoided burns. Well, I repeated that success again. I also wore a hat and made sure even more hardcore to stay in the shade of the umbrella. I did a much better job and no more burns were acquired. The day was predicted to be a scorcher and that turned out true. It was really hot. I lay on the beach reading most of the time. The beach wasn't QUITE as near-empty as the other day we went, but it wasn't too far off, you know, when we first got there and by the time we left I think the lot had gotten full. So our next step was to spend the rest of the day in Provincetown! It's probably my favorite part of the cape. So nice right there at the very end but it's almost like a city. First thing when we get there we notice Tim's Books, a used bookstore that I remember being pretty sweet from a previous visit. It was pretty sweltering and it was nice to get in out of the heat into ac. Well, I picked up a few books: Alphabetical Afridca by Walter Abish, A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr, Aké: the Years of Childhood by Wolfe Soyinka, The Pilgrim Hawk by Glenway Wescott, The Shadow-Line by Joseph Conrad, Castle to Castle by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, and The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson. Okay, gonna take another break right here!!!