Day 41 - Cape Cloud, MA (AKA Cape Cod)

Just when I thought we’d seen it all, a new breed of New England driver emerges. Keep in mind the weather is crazy, overcast, dark, rainy. For the most part we decided that once you get north of the two nasty “N’s,” New York and New Jersey, the motoring mentality might mellow. And…for the most part it has. Then, out of nowhere, a new mindless, madness manifests itself…Maniacal Merging! Here’s how this sinister suicidal perversion propagates. 

• First, you must be on a side street or leaving a parking lot or strip center.
• Next, you must be patient. The reason for your patience is not because you’re waiting for an opening in traffic or a courteous driver to wave you in. Rather, you’re waiting for the precise timing to catch multiple unsuspecting drivers completely off-guard. 
• If your stealth pays off, you can leisurely pull directly into the oncoming traffic creating caustic chaos. But, you must wait…, wait…, and wait until the last, most preposterous and absurdly unlikely moment to ensure no one would ever imagine you might attempt this maneuver.
• You must also be committed, calm, cool and casual as you proceed as though you had the total right-of-way and no-one could possibly have reason to question your voracity.
• Ultimately, and if properly executed, you are rewarded with squealing tires, swerving vehicles, honking horns and cursing drivers. 

I’m certain you think I make these games up. Negative…ask Liz! We watched this scenario play out multiple times today alone. We’re expecting to graduate Summa Cum Laude in all future defensive driving classes should we take them. We’re almost daring the devil’s to “take us on.”

What do you do on a clousy, lousy day on Cape Cod? The answer: Brave the elements! Find a friendly fish restaurant. Chow down on a luscious lobster roll. Relax and enjoy the Run for the Roses.

Stewart's - Great place on the cape for a "LOBSTER ROLL!!!" and a Woodford Old Fashioned!

Mañana in Maine. Can’t wait!