Day one was really just about the drive. We had to hustle because of a 10:30am lokadot demo (went great!!!) I had to give to a potential major business partner, and then a 1:30 appointment at the Ford dealership to get the "Dark Knight" (our new 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid) inspected. Luckily the dealership waiting room had wifi, and we could remain productive during the 2 1/2 hours it took for the inspection. (passed) Then we hit the road after a short WaWa stop for gas, coffee and a toasted italian hoagie. I meant to take the 287 to 87 to 84 etc. westward route, in order to avoid the 95N traffic, but I missed the turn-off at Metuchen NJ. Worked out fine though since we were late enough to miss the crux of the evening traffic and surprisingly flew right through NYC no problems...just horrible roads (in terms of pot holes, patches, etc.) We had a surprisingly nice dinner at a roadside restaurant in CT called "99". We arrived in Dennis Port, Sea Winds II around 11:20 or so, and with the key code already provided, we were able to get in as if the place had always been ours. And what a fantastic place!!! We are on the 2nd floor, and have a direct, expansive view of the ocean right out of the living room. There is a fully equipped kitchen, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a furnished loft, dining area, living area, and all the creature comforts. Plus, whoever cleaned this place was absolutely amazing...every tissue paper, paper towel, cloth towel, etc. is thoughtfully, artistically folded/fanned, and the place smells and looks absolutely immaculate. So beautiful. And a gas fireplace that kicks out the heat. We turned it and the baseboard electric heat on, and were toasty within moments. We spent some time in front of our computers reviewing/responding to emails, did some light reading, then went to bed.
Day two was beautiful weather, sunny mostly clear skies, warm (er) in the upper 40's, though pretty darn windy. I had a 9am telephone appointment with another potential vendor/partner, then some emails and work to quickly rip through, but then we were off to find the "7 Beans" cafe for coffee...found it on Yelp, had great review. Unfortunately, the first one was non-existant, and the second one was recently shuttered. So, we ended up at the "Rte 28 Diner" which was AWESOME! Our waitress, and the owner, all showered us with attention, chatter and recommendations. They knew everyone in the place on a first-name basis (except us of course). Vee had a toasted blueberry muffin and freshly prepared oatmeal, and I had 2 fried eggs over medium, has browns, wheat toast, a side of some kinda tastey (supposedly spicey) portuguese inspired sausage like patties that were pretty good, and a "short stack" (2) gifreaknormous pancakes. All delicious, so full.
After breakfast, we headed back to the house, took a walk on the beach out front, but just about froze our ears off. We walked through a few enclaves of (resident only!) cute little, I mean tiny, cottages, and found some great conch shells on the beach, though left them there in tact just as we found them. Then some more work at the house. After a few hours, we decided to do some exploring, and drove up to Dennis, the old village. We toured the very nice Cape Code Museum of Art ("the only art museum in the country founded by artists..." - or at least that is what the guy behind the counter proudly told us...) and saw some really nice work. Afterwards, we bumped around the area, looking for something else to look at, and ended up in a fantastic little cafe and bakery called the "Underground" where we had a really nice conversation with the proprietors, 2 capps, and a delicious cinnamon-sugar donutty-muffin kinda thing, and bought an olive loaf of bread. They told us all about their famous "dirty salty potatoe bread" that will be ready tomorrow morning at 10am and will sell out if we don't get there early...we'll see...but their pastries sure look amazing! We got a few more ideas of things to do, so drove to and climbed up the Scargo Hill Observation Tour for some great views and pics of the Cape, then dove over to Corporation Beach, and took a nice long walk along the water. On the way back to the house we stopped for a few odds and ends, wine, cheese, water, etc., then back to do some more work, nibble, then maybe watch a movie, read, have fun. More tomorrow!
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