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weekend tripping

As something of a tradition (cause we are getting older now it seems and we suddenly feel like it is nice to have some sort of routines in our lives), we left the boat early in the weekend and headed as South as possible for a two day trip. The Cape wouldn't be much warmer than Southern Boston we thought, but at least the forecast gave promise of a sunny 27C (80F) in the whole region and so a beach town felt like just the right sort of entertainment in between two industrious weeks of work. 

We drove through winding roads on old state highway 3A, over the Sagamore Bridge that we've sailed beneath a couple times previously, onto Route 28 through gorgeous towns and bays of South Western part of the Cape all the way down to Woods Hole. It's pretty remarkable how beautiful is the nature and relaxed atmosphere of the Cape, so glad we got to do another trip down before all colours fade out for winter. If only the weather could stay like this, we repeated, like what if this was the coldest it would get in a year. What a waste of wishes.

The above images are from a wonderful vintage motel called The Old Landing that we had the great pleasure to stay in. David who owns and runs this little gem of a place at the very bottom of the cape in Dennisport by Nantucket Sound, is a fun and hospitable boniface, originally from California. The type that tells you great stories and makes you coffee in the morning. Motels (or motor-hotels) can be a hit or miss, and you can't always be sure to find a place that's as clean as you require, but this was hands down the tidiest and freshest of all motels we've ever stayed anywhere. Big love of course for the old school feel and trippy colours in our room. Would not have expected to feel so good about this place, judging by the (also old school) website of the property that we checked before arriving. But I guess a good surprise is better than a bad one.

If you ever plan to stay anywhere on the Cape, make sure to consider getting in touch with David at The Landing Hotel. Did I mention the beach is across the street from your room? And they have their own clam shack/bakery in which you can get served homemade pastry for breakfast, right by the water.

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easy rider

Two of the things Alex have missed the most on our years of sailing (besides family and friends of course), was to work in a studio, and owning a Harley again. You know already that he's back in the studio for the time being, and so the search for the perfect bike has been something that's consumed most of our evenings as of late. My evenings too, cause what every sensible woman know is that the way to (world) peace and harmony is to first make sure her man is happy and entertained. 

So after a few weeks of search on Ebay and Craigslist we finally found this stunning red beauty for the right price, low mileage and much closer to home than expected. Well that is after I managed to fend off the ideas of buying a super cheap and run down Harley cause "I can fix it up in no time".. Hell no, can't deal with another renovation project now that the boat finally starts to feel alright.

He's owned many Harley's before, and this particular one from 98 is very similar to the Dyna Super Glide 98 that he had previously, though this one is a Wide Glide and red instead of the blue he had before.

Given that it also was his birthday yesterday, it wouldn't have been possible to find a better thing to do than head out on our first ride in four years. Especially since the glorious summer weather's still going strong here in New England. We rode through Cohasset and the stunning Jerusalem road and Atlantic Ave, and down through Marshfield and Duxbury and back. 

And what does this bike purchase mean for our sailing journey now you wonder? Well we've decided to stick around the US a bit longer, still have so much to see outside of MA and there's still so much business for us both to take care of here. Now that our O-visa applications for three years got approved as well (much thanks to experienced and super knowledgeable lawyer Eric Lorenzo at Barst Mukamal in NYC), everything is much easier both work and travel wise. 

In regards to the bikes future, it probably won't be a walk in the park, but it is definitely technically possible to bring the bike with us anywhere we go with the boat, dismounted below deck, if we really wanted to. Shipping is obviously another option if it comes to that. Thankfully we don't have to plan that far ahead in time right now and we're going to try and enjoy the most of this end to the summer that there is left. And then plan for some nice out of state bike excursions for fall..

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