Whales, fireworks, drag queens... oh my!!

I had the best 4th of July!!! Ryne flew in the day before and I drove into Boston to pick him up at Logan. We hit a good bit of traffic leaving Boston but once we hit the bridge to the Cape we were in the clear. Our first stop was to the Land Ho! for dinner and drinks with my parents, Rob, and Margaux. We had a great time there and of course the food was soooo good!! After dinner we came back to the house and hung out on the back deck enjoying the nice breeze and some cocktails!

On Friday we gave Ryne a tour of Eastham and showed him around. We went over to the Ocean as well as Cape Cod Bay. After a quick lunch we then headed up to Provincetown to partake in the 4th of July festivities. On the way to P-Town we stopped at the Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod. Once we got up to P-Town we walked around and took in the sites. Ryne was rather amused by the drag queens and trasnvestites! He got some great pictures and videos of a "woman" decked out in a flag bikini singing away. We later saw him walking around with his purse!! We went out on a sunset whale watch and had one of the best whale watching trips ever!! We saw three different kinds of whales: humpback, finback, and minke whales. We saw mostly humpbacks and were fortuante to see several mother - calf pairings. We also were treated some great shows by one whale who kept breeching (leaping out of the water and landing on his back). Several of the whales came right up along side of the boat and we were able to get some great views of them. Thankfully the seas were calm and no one got sick. On the way back into the harbor we were treated to a beautiful sun set even though it was a tad on the cloudy side. When we got back to the harbor we stayed on the boat to watch the fireworks. What a great view we had!! The fireworks literally were going off right over our heads!! After the fireworks we all went out to a late dinner at the Lobster Pot. It was such a fun day... it was the perfect 4th of July!!!