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                                     CAPE COD

8/7/2015

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This sculpture captures the essence of JFK walking barefoot across the windswept dunes and beaches of his beloved Hyannis Port sanctuary.

"Jack and Bobby - Brothers first" was a new exhibition at the JF Kennedy Hyannis Museum .   Together they changed the nation.   From their boyhood summers in Hyannis Port to the glory days of JFK's Presidency, Jack and Bobby were always brothers first.   It was a poignant reminder of the importance of friendship and family unity.
Cape Cod is a wonderful summer playground for the rich and famous, as well as the not so rich.   In the 1930's toward the end of prohibition ten men were arrested in a rum smuggling ring near the coast of Cape Cod. After posting bail they reclaimed the boat and raced out of the harbour.  Twenty Harbour Police and Coast Guard boats kept watch near the tip of Cade Cod.  Eventually the motor boat was spotted and the chase was on.  The boat sped into Provincetown Harbour where it was abandoned and the rum runners fled on foot never to be found.   Twenty BOAT Hand-crafted Cape Cod Rum is now handcrafted in Truro Vineyards, near Wellfleet.   
We stayed at Eagle Wing Motel at Eastham.   It was a central location for exploring charming historic fishing villages and harbours.   We drove to Race Point at the tip of the sand-spit but it was absolutely bleak, and the wind unforgiving.   We returned to Provincetown to warm up in one of the quirky bistros.
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Salt ponds vista from Fort Hill outlook.
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The Kennedy Compound - You cannot see the summer homes from the land.
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JFK spent his boyhood in this wonderful outdoor playground.
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The Atlantic was cold, grey and definitely not inviting
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Highland Lighthouse - a beacon of hope
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Pathways to the sea were dug out from the majestic sand dunes.
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Pilgrims Monument commemorating the Mayflower Pilgrims first landing in Provincetown and the signing of the Mayflower compact.
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Johno is feeling a little warmer as we take a ferry ride at Hyannis Harbour.
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