Monday, August 1, 2016

Leaving Reality Behind



 



We’re all settled in for the next week here in the brachiordiaradialis,
or then again, maybe the pronator teres of Cape Cod. Just above the elbow, anyway.



          Our departure from our usual departure worked out perfectly. A gathering of the husband’s high school classmates delayed us till 2:30. Instead of scientifically planning the best time to beat the race to the Cape – early in the morning? late morning? – we just got on the road when we could. And lo and behold, it was clear sailing all the way. We were afraid to comment to each other on this un-heard of phenomenon, certain that over the next rise on the Mass Pike or 495 would be the usual miles-long wagon train of cars blanketed in bikes and filled with beach-hungry kids.



         For the first time in recorded history we drove without stopping (!!) to the Bourne Bridge.

     
    We reached our realtor’s office to pick up the keys – again, amazingly, with no delays whatsoever on Route 6. When we got there 15 minutes after closing we utilized their after-hours system of key pick-up, a perfect way to start a vacation in this land of pure escapism.

   
  There in their giant and unlocked mailbox sat a box filled with zip-lock baggies, each one labeled with the renter’s name and holding maps, tide charts, local flyers - - and keys.


       I suppose if we decided at the last minute that we’d like a different venue than Shady Lane this year, we could have just pulled out, say, the Anderson’s baggie for Ocean View or maybe the Gianelli’s over on Captains Way.

   I think I’m glad we were among the first of the late-arrivals or we might have opened the door of our cottage to find a family of five from Mendon looking at us from the couches in the living room.   

12 comments:

  1. Wow, that's exciting news. I've never been to Cape Cod and I'm quite sure no one should live their whole life without that experience.

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    1. Oh, perhaps, but Cape May, New Jersey or the Rhode Island beaches or Hilton Head, North Carolina can probably duplicate the experience just as well.

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  2. What a grand start! No cat on the dashboard?

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    1. And what a fun trip that would have been!

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  3. sounds like you have stumbled upon the best leave time.

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  4. An interesting approach to late arrivals. I am surprised they haven't had problems.
    Yay for an easy run down though.

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  5. That system has possibilities for a surprise. Enjoy your week.

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  6. What a wonderful beginning to a well-deserved time of R&R. :-)

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  7. So good to have a vacation begin on the right note. NOthing worse than being to drug out with driving stress and then having to wait for keys. Looks like a lovely place!

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  8. Have fun! Think about how relaxing it must have been to avoid sitting in traffic:)

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  9. That is an amazingly trusting key distribution system. It's nice to know there are places where something like that still works! Have a great time on the Cape! Did you see I was down in Venice just a few days ago?

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  10. Blimey, there’s trusting!

    Have a good time, as good as the journey so far.

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