The Cod
I kept saying I was going to the Cod (instead of The Cape) so in my mind that's what it will always be. It was not how I was expecting it to be at all. For some reason I expected Cape Cod to be fancy pants but it's not! Or, at least it does a good impression of not being too fancy, I'm sure in reality it's ridiculously expensive to own a place there but when you're there it just seems rural and a bit provincial, I really liked it.
I saw the ocean a lot which always makes me happy and I chatted to a nice Park Ranger which always makes me happy too. A lot of the coast of the Cod is protected, it's a National Seashore which means it comes under the National Park Service somehow. I also saw some beautiful lighthouses.
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| As you can kind of see these lighthouses are no longer on the coast - they've been moved to protect them |
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| Wouldn't you love a house on the Cod? |
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| You could have a giant Santa |
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| Or a Portaloo! |
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| Tiniest fire station! |
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| This museum is now a library. However, when they converted it they realised they couldn't take out the boat from the second floor... |
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| ... so it's still there, surrounded by books! |
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| Children read the funniest things |
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| This helps with your ship-spotting! |
Snowstorm
I had been warned by several people about the snowstorm coming my way but I didn't really know what to expect. Even the local radio broadcast was interrupted for a snowstorm warning which was a little worrying considering I had no choice but to drive through it.
Most of the way from the Cod to Rhode Island was ok but towards the end it got very snowy and I was seriously worried about crashing into other cars, a couple of times I came pretty close. Fortunately Annie had warned me that people around here pride themselves on driving crazy so I was a little prepared.
At one point it was snowing so hard that even though I was going at quite a pace it looked like I was not moving at all because of the snow coming towards me - very strange feeling.
Annie's family
I'm staying with Annie's family in East Greenwich in Rhode Island tonight. So far I've had a yummy home cooked dinner (ready and waiting for me as I walked in the door!) and a beer with her brothers in the barn -now I'm watching an old movie with her parents and the dogs and it's blissful proper family time.
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