After two weeks of cool sunshine, a storm is on the way, and it is taking its time getting here. Our guests tried to go whale-watching yesterday, but the boats did not venture forth. They called Provincetown this morning and received the same response, “No whales today!” Since the couple has only two more days on Cape Cod, they bit their lips with regret and off they went to Chatham, a pleasant drive down Route 28 to a town that holds itself like a dignified lady compared to Wellfleet’s rustic shellfisher and Provincetown’s bawdy circus clown. Wellfleet’s excellent theater has just started the last production of the season, a David Hare play entitled, The Blue Room, and these same guests plan to go tonight. (They saw Julie & Julia at the Drive-in on Thursday.) Another rainy-day activity is shopping for antiques, down in Brewster, where you can easily run between raindrops, although not an ideal way to spend the day for anyone who is journeying back to Europe! The sand was whipping along the beach yesterday, but the wind is now calm, so a beach walk might be another option with low tide happening around noon? Or, head to the library for a book and curl up with a cup of hot cocoa to wait out the storm …
