Well, I'm back.
Gained five pounds in a five-night vacation. ...
Weather was not completely what I would have liked it to have been. It seemed to me to be unusually humid for Provincetown, and others confirmed my impression. Most mornings it was hazy and overcast until noon, and then it cleared off just as quickly as if someone had flipped a switch. Short but hellacious thunderstorms early Saturday and Sunday evenings. Of course, the most beautiful morning was Monday, the day I had to leave.
If gas is more than $4 a gallon and the economy is in recession, you can't prove it by Provincetown. The town was as crowded as ever. Lots of European visitors--families. I guess the exchange rate is favorable for Europeans. When I went for my annual schooner sail Thursday afternoon, there was a Dutch family on board, parents in their fifties and two college-age boys. Those boys. ... Looked like they'd both stepped out of a Ralph Lauren ad. ...
I had my bowl of "chowdah," and tried a couple of lobster rolls. The good news is, the lobster did not upset my stomach. The bad news is I found nothing at all remarkable about the taste.
Except for gaining the five pounds, not a bad vacation. I'm thinking of going back for a weekend in October. October is lovely on the Cape.