Provincetown

      "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

                                                           William Arthur Ward

The Pilgrim Monument from Wikipedia

                 Summer Ladies’ Road Trip!  A Co-Worker’s Sister has lived in Provincetown (PTown to those of us in New England) for many years.  She very graciously invited us to stay with her when the three of us chatted about a weekend together.  So, on yet another beautifully warm sunny Friday morning the three of us set out for the Cape.  PTown is at the very tip of Cape Cod, so a two hour drive with no traffic. 

Pilgrim Monument @ Night, from Wikipedia

             After settling into our Host’s home we ventured downtown to grab some lunch.  PTown is like a carnival all the time.  The sights and sounds are incredible.  It has been an artist community for many years.  And, in the 70’s it became a haven for the gay and lesbian community.  On Friday, from the afternoon through evening, I saw one grand gentleman in 3 totally different outfits (lady’s outfits dressed to the 9’s from toe to tip of the head decorated in fashion I could only dream about..), riding up  and down Commercial Street on his bike.

from Marc C on Yelp

                After a great light Thai salad at Bubala’s by the Bay, we poked around some shops.  Then we  meandered back to our home base to meet our Hostess.   We had been invited over to mutual Friends’ for cocktails.  This generous Couple was so kind to share their piece of Shangri-La with us. Oh, the views from their piece of heaven, and the fun stories of some of their rich, famous , infamous, and notorious neighbors kicked of a wonderful evening.

Saki from Gary C on Yelp

                From their home on the beach, we headed downtown to one of their favorite galleries enjoying the artist, gallery owner, and art.  Watching in awe as they actually bought some of the art!  I have one piece of original art, their homes are full of it.  Time for dinner, we meandered to the Japanese restaurant Saki.  As we ate,  filmmaker John Waters was seated just across from us.  He was dressed very appropriately for his reputation, in one of the loudest black and white blazers I have ever seen!  We never could decipher the sex of his dinner-mate.  Perfect.

from PTown.com

                Saturday we spent on Commercial Street, having breakfast, spending some time on the town beach, and of course poking through the shops again.  Our same group of six had dinner at our Hostess’ home, lobsters!, before heading off to the Provincetown Theatre to see Ryan Landry in “The Divine Sister”.

 If you have not had the opportunity to see Ryan’s work, I highly recommend it.  He is always irreverent, no matter the subject, hilariously entertaining, and immensely talented.  His work with his troupe “The Gold Dust Orphans” is great, and the Huntington Theatre is producing his adaptation of “M” this season.  "With Ryan Landry, perversity and hilarity go skipping along hand in hand."- Boston.com

              Sunday we enjoyed a great homestyle breakfast at Chach’s, and got on the road to try and beat the Sunday traffic  leaving the Cape.  Couldn’t pass up meandering around the Wellfleet Flea Market on our way up though!  And, unfortunately, did not really beat the traffic, three plus hours home.  It was a wonderful weekend, one of the last of the official summer season.  Thanks so very much to our generous Hostess, and Hosts, and to my Co-workers for great, much-needed giggles, and company!