Today was the first sunny day on the Cape after 4 days of straight rain from a Nor'eastern. After 4 days of being cooped up with family Monopoly and Uno marathons, it was time to get out in the fresh seaside air. Ed's leg was less painful today, and he wanted to visit Race Point and Provincetown. A few days ago the beaches between these two areas were closed due to a Great White Shark sighting near shore. When the tide is high the seals come closer to shore, the hungry sharks follow them.
The highlight of the week was watching grandson Sean take a ride on a Pirate Ship called "The Sea Gypsy" to hunt buried treasure in Hyannisport. Sean's pirate name was "Sea Boots", and the Pirate Ship was attacked by a mean pirate called "Slash". The kids on the pirate ship attacked Slash with water guns and eventually found the buried treasure. Ed really got a kick out of seeing Sean's reaction to this experience.
Another exciting part of our week were the daily updates from Ann and Sandy in Easton about the escaped migrant worker that attacked a state trooper. The entire search focused for the majority of the week directly around their house! 50 plus troopers, search dogs, night vision helicopters, and Homeland Security planes day and night. Ironically days later, the criminal showed up on our friend Pat's front lawn in Brunswick while he was cutting his grass, looking for directions to a local farm. Former policeman Pat quickly reported the incident to the state troopers, and the criminal was eventually found and arrested in a barn hayloft near Tamarac School. Even more ironic was running into a woman having chemo next to Ed, that said she lived near the location of the original crime, and her son was the one that found the injured State Trooper.
This well needed vacation gave Ed an extra emotional boost before the tough part of the stem cell procedure. After a week of Lobster, clam chowda, ice cream, family outings, and lots of tylenol, it was time to leave and prepare for the upcoming week.
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