Cape Cod has placed third in FrontDoor.com’s “Top 10 Romantic Places to Live.” Number one is New York, and number two Honolulu. Both are cities, note. Cape Cod is a peninsula. What FrontDoor.com does not mention is that of all the towns on Cape Cod, Wellfleet is the most beautiful. I don’t know about romantic. Why would you want to live in a romantic place anyway? Enough rumination. I clicked through and had a good laugh. The Web site suggests a whale-watching excursion out of Provincetown in the morning and a side-trip to Martha’s Vineyard in the afternoon. Then, in the evening, readers are back on the Cape, taking in one of our charming village centers, “filled with quaint gift shops, independent bookstores, and specialty boutiques.” No, no, no. Just stay put in Wellfleet and enjoy life. The living is good. That’s why so many people retire here. Lots of activities going on at our public library. There are beaches to explore, a theater. Great restaurants like Wicked Oyster receive diners with open arms. And everybody knows oysters are great for promoting romance …
