5 More Things

{6. Hydrangeas}

 

I thought I would blog only once on this vacation, but I couldn't help but share five more things that help make Cape Cod so special for me.

 

In the backyard here, there are several hydrangea bushes. The blue ones are my favorite, but there is a house around the corner with vibrant purple flowers, and a white one with yellow hues.

 

After getting ice cream this evening, we visited The Brewster Store. This general store is always filled buckets and baskets of odds and ends - wind up cars, refrigerator magnets, soaps, maps, and greeting cards. It's the perfect place to buy a souvenir or a kitchen item your rental house seemed to neglect. 

 

{7. The Brewster General Store}

 

{8. Harbors}



{9. The Cape Cod Rail Trail}

Besides the beach, the CCRT is probably the one place on the Cape where I have spent the most time. The rides are always incredibly scenic, whether you are passing the cranberry bogs, the busy main streets, or Nickerson State Park. When riding, I often stare intently at my feet, watching them spin, spin - the pavement disappearing as quickly as it had appeared. I also watch the other people on the trail. The families - kids with lopsided helmets who are trying to keep pace with their parents. Runners - some with dogs panting at the heat. Walkers - strolling couples in big hats and new sneakers. It's in these observations where I pull out of my fatigue and discomfort and realize, these people I pass, I will see for a second or two, and then will never see again. Maybe they live on the next street over, or in Boston, or maybe even in Missouri, but they traveled to the Cape too.

They also find it special.

{10. Infinite Ocean}