center pivot irrigation

I have occasionally pondered these green circles in the desert as seen from the plane, knowing that they were some form of agriculture, but not knowing that the correct term for them is center pivot irrigation.

Mystic

The next day we drove through Stonington, CT and stopped briefly at the Mystic Seaport - somewhere I had visited many years before - and then managed to find the nearest good independent coffee house - Vault - seen here.

Westerly

After exploring the full length of Cape Cod, we turned around and spent the night at a hotel in Westerly, RI - a place that at first seemed to lack the "New England charm" of the places we had just been. The view of Long Island Sound wasn't bad though, and after a while we started to warm up to the place. Dinner was cedar plank salmon - something I don't recall ever seeing before.

Marconi

We checked out many beaches on Cape Cod, including this very pretty one near Wellfleet. One of the most interesting historically was Marconi Beach, so named because it was where the inventor Guglielmo Marconi built a radio station that in 1903 transmitted the first wireless trans-Atlantic communication between the United States and Great Britain. That communication was between President Theodore Roosevelt and King Edward VII.

Provincetown breakwater

This breakwater that goes on seemingly forever through Provincetown Harbor was a highlight. Actually it's about a mile and a half long, and we walked along the first half of it and back. That would make our walk about a mile and a half long.

Provincetown

It sounds like a cliche, but they were having a gay parade in Provincetown, MA. At times we were caught in traffic, but that allowed us to appreciate some of the architectural highlights. It was our first time seeing the place.

Cape Cod National Seashore

We were impressed by the pristine beaches of Cape Cod National Seashore, in particular Herring Cove near Provincetown. The facilities and the food there weren't bad either. At an area called Race Point we were convinced we saw whales in the distance. There were also rumors of sharks (see flag below), which made me less inclined to heave myself in the water.