Today we decided to take our time leaving. We decided to meet later than usual for breakfast. The day was gorgeous--sunny and bright so I went for a walk on the beach before breakfast. There were lots of shells along the water's edge so I gathered a few as I walked and photographed others. After breakfast we headed into Hyannis. We went to the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory and took their self-guided tour which was very interesting-- and quick. At the Vermont Country Store a few days ago I had found Charles Chips which we used to get in big cans--they were great so I bought a big bag to share in the car. Today we were comparing the two brands as we drove away with samples from the Cape Code factory.
Next we went to downtown and visited the JFK Museum there which was a memorial to the time he spent in Hyannis during his youth and his presidency. It was a small museum with lots of photos and a few videos of his time on the Cape with sections devoted to Edward, John Jr., and Jackie as well.
In the same building there was also a baseball museum at which I learned that the summer leagues on the Cape produced a really high number of major league baseball players. Evidently top college players go there in the summer and get scouted--- it also provides top managers and staff to the major leagues as well. (Mike Flanagan of the Orioles for example.)
We also passed a cranberry bog that was being flooded. We got some great photos of the cranberries floating in the bog. Yesterday we had stopped at Ocean Spray but the bogs were just there---not being harvested as were the ones today.
] Randi and I wandered through the shops in town while the guys went to see a sports car museum and then we met for lunch at the British Brewing Company where we had a great lunch.
We then left the Cape--where we all would have liked to have stayed longer--and headed for Rhode Island. We checked in to the Christopher Dodge House late in the afternoon. It was built in the 1800's and again is a very colonial style building. We had a quick snack in their parlor and then walked over to the state house which is a beautiful building. It has the 4th largest unsupported dome in the world--for you engineers out there :) From there we walked --mostly uphill--to Brown University and wandered around the quad. It is a beautiful, typical New England, college. I was accepted there many years ago and chose not to attend..... Providence is also home to RISDE the Rhode Island School of Design as well as Providence College. After dinner at American Joe's--where the Dartmouth hockey team was also eating---we headed back to our b and b.
Hard to believe that we are heading across Connecticut into New York tomorrow and that we only have a few days of our odyssey left. Health report---today was the first day without prednisone and so no headache which was a huge help--the ear is still very loud and that is wearing and annoying but it is so much better without the prednisone complications!! Looking forward to seeing the show in New York tomorrow night!
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