back in Cape Cod

Back in Cape Cod.

We are now back in Quissett Harbour in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, after an overnight flight from Vancouver. The US customs officer, whom we saw in Ottawa at four o‘clock in the morning, when we changed plane, was a little suspect of David’s new purchase of a handheld VHF radio with WX- weather-forecast in the suitcase. It was ok-ed after some explanation. I am sure he thought he had discovered a bomb! In Boston we caught the bus to Cape Cod and arrived back at the boat in baking heat just before midday. A dip in the sea got rid of the sweat and stickiness, and life was worth living again.
The next day we biked to Falmouth and found ourselves in the middle of a large craft-fare. The tea cosies I tried to sell last year at the farmers market in Crieff would have gone like hotcakes.
While waiting on a new tool which David bought on the internet with promise of ’next day delivery’ we did some maintenance. David found that the generator and inverter were badly corroded. The dealer in Britain was contacted and a new part ordered. And so it goes on!
Our patience is tested all the time! Still, here we are on an anchorage in a beautiful quiet bay in Cape Cod, surrounded by green trees and a blue sky above. The sun is shining and we had a lovely day and an amazing sunset! And, on top of that I went swimming at midnight. Phosphorescent plankton were sparkling like jewels in the dark. Magic!