Cultchah shaahk

Bet you thought we fell off the face of the earth, didn’t you? But we’re back! Back from the overwhelmingly beautiful New England coast. In my mind I was kicking and screaming all the way through the airport to our Air Turbulence flight, but being greeted by a smiling Betsy at Midway (thanks Bets!) and needy, feral-acting, yet impeccably cared for kitties at our door (thanks Kitty Team Chicago!), coming home felt good. I can only be a nomad for so long.

But wow, the nomadic life ain’t half bad when you’re on Cape Cod or the Maine coast. I dreamt of the ocean all night long, and had some major chest pangs when I woke up at one point and realized there would be no beachcombing today, and no saltwater in the air. On the plus side, there would be no rotting fish smell or stench of old seaweed pickling in the sun. But those were few and far between, and someone get me a support group, because I am missing it all something fierce today. I heard this saying a few times from people on the Cape and I believe it is true: once you get Cape Cod sand in your shoes, you have no choice but to return.

So to our traveling buddies on the first leg of our tour in Provincetown, to Karen and Mike who so graciously hosted us in South Chatham for their wedding at the end, and last but not least, to Miranda who taught me to love Days Inns… thanks everyone! It was really one of the best trips ever! Do I hear Second Annual?? Except, I suppose Karen and Mike will spend less time wedding and more time bumming around with us and enjoying the array of amazing seafood options.

Anyway, just because I’m missing it all so much at the moment, here are a couple photos that capture the essence of our trip.

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A secluded pond where wild Barbies native to Provincetown gather to drink and find their mates.

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LD and I biked through some of the dunes outside of Ptown. You can’t really tell how steep they are in this photo. But man, talk about a climb.

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The pond behind the summer house Karen and Mike rented in South Chatham. So beautiful, and not too shabby of a way to start your morning I must say.

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Nauset Beach. Annoying black blobs in the photo courtesy of ocean splash on my camera lens. The little object floating on the horizon is not Jaws, but a surfer! Though we did see a sea lion swimming offshore at one point!

September 19, 2006. Uncategorized. 10 Comments.

10 Comments

  1. Anne replied:

    Welcome Back!

    Want..to…move…to…New…England…

    September 19th, 2006 at 8:29 am. Permalink.

  2. kittyteef replied:

    yay! welcome back goylz! it sounds tres magnifique. so … what was democratic decision on Golden Pond?

    September 19th, 2006 at 9:39 am. Permalink.

  3. Collene replied:

    Hey, thanks!

    We opted for Maine over On Golden Pond. But since pretty much every older woman in the area reminded us of Katharine Hepburn, aka Ethyl Thayer, either by dress or accent, we sort of got our fix.

    September 19th, 2006 at 10:04 am. Permalink.

  4. kittyteef replied:

    avast! just a wee hijack here mateys. i thought it important to note that today be “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

    carry on.

    September 19th, 2006 at 11:31 am. Permalink.

  5. Miranda replied:

    Avast! In honor o’ today, I have activated the Mirandala dot org automatic pirate speak. Ahoy!

    September 19th, 2006 at 1:11 pm. Permalink.

  6. Rozanne replied:

    Gorgeous! Glad you went to Maine. I *love* it and it’s rocky coast. Do they still have the Vacationland license plates with the lobsters on them?

    I remember coveting them when I lived in Illinois, Land of Lincoln, yes, but also Land of Boring License Plates.

    September 19th, 2006 at 1:12 pm. Permalink.

  7. collene replied:

    yes, the rocky coast is the best. and they do still have the lobster vacationland license plates. ours are terribly boring in comparison, just like america’s money! snore. maine also has plenty of road signs that tell remind people to be courteous and patient while driving. i love maine.

    September 19th, 2006 at 2:43 pm. Permalink.

  8. tamara replied:

    weeeeeelcome back! sounds like an awesome trip! that barbie pic just brings me back….i mean, uh, nothing.

    September 20th, 2006 at 9:09 am. Permalink.

  9. LD replied:

    ….speaking of boring license plates in chicago…if you ever have your license plate stolen, when you go to the Illinois Secretary of State building downtown to report your plate stolen and get new plates…MAKE SURE YOU SAVE THE RECEIPT so that you don’t have someone put their plate on your car, rack of a thousand dollars worth of tickets and have the dept. of revenue send you the bill AND put you on the boot list. ‘Kay…just remember, save the receipt.

    September 24th, 2006 at 10:39 pm. Permalink.

  10. LD replied:

    Oh, and I must return to new england to have my lobster–caught LOCAL.

    September 24th, 2006 at 10:40 pm. Permalink.

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