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We left Boston Wednesday and drove to Cape Cod. We stayed at an amazing bed and breakfast called Lion and Lamb Inn. The innkeepers are delightful and everything about the inn is wonderful. We’re already trying to decide when to go back. Our room was charming and it opened onto the courtyard. The pool and hot tub are in the courtyard. We didn’t get in the pool (too cool at night), but we did make good use of the hot tub. The innkeepers have darling dogs who tried to help us cope with Olivia’s absence. I cannot wait to go back!

So when we got to the inn, we checked in and Tom showed us around and gave us some information about things to do, places to go etc. In each room they have placed a very helpful binder of information about the area and he also gave us “driving tour” information. After we got settled into our room, I, of course, was ready to go! I wanted to get on the water! We walked about 1/2 a mile to Scudder’s Lane.

We then walked back to the inn and got our car and drove to Mattakeese Wharf to eat. Our food was very good and we had a window table with a waterfront view. Can’t beat good food served on a table with a view!

I talked Richard into going down to the water with me and watching the sunset. It didn’t take much. It was a beautiful evening (I was actually quite chilly). While we were on the beach we met a lady with a Cairn Terrier named Mu. The lady and the dog were both extra sweet. She told us about Mu enjoying preschool cartoons. We tried it last night while we were gone to the fireworks display and it worked like a charm! We really enjoyed sitting in the sand watching the sunset. It was just heavenly.

Then we made our way back to the inn where we took advantage of the hot tub. We met another couple there. The wife is a vet, so we got to hear some interesting animal stories. They have chickens, goats, several dogs and highland cattle. I am sure I left something out. They were fun to chat with.

The next day (Thursday) we got up and enjoyed a very tasty breakfast at the inn. Our first stop on this day was Hyannis where we saw one of the Kennedy’s houses. Hyannis is a wonderfully quaint little town.

Then we took the “driving tour”. The “driving tour” Tom (one of the innkeepers) gave us was simply two pages of information about things do or stop and see and places to eat on the way while driving from Barnstable to Provincetown.

We stopped at a few shops, including a great kitchen shop and an old general store. We also stopped at the Cape Cod National Seashore visitor’s center and several National Seashore beaches (Nauset Light Beach, Race Point Beach and Herring Cove Beach). We stopped for lunch at a restaurant called Land Ho! where we enjoyed fried oysters and shrimp. We drove all the way to Provincetown and then turned around and went back to Barnstable.

After sight-seeing tour, we enjoyed a quiet dinner at The Dolphin in Barnstable. We went back to Scudder’s Lane to watch the sunset.