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@Thanks for the Crepes thanks for the nice compliments on my photos! I do enjoy taking pictures. @Okanagancook yes, the whales were very close to the boat. I also had a good position because we were the second group in line to board the boat, so that helped a lot. Yesterday we tried to revisit the Beachcomber, but no luck. Their parking lot was full, as was the auxiliary lot that they shuttle people over from. So, instead it was back to Winslow's Tavern. We had some new items, but also some repeats. It was breezy, so some clam chowder was in order. This one had grilled corn in it, which I enjoyed. An arugula salad A pear-apple salad Kale caesar salad Roasted oysters Tomato salad with bacon jam and burrata Soft shell crab sandwich The pug mac Scallop roll Prosciutto panino Double chocolate mousse Key lime tart And a surprise sunset. We thought Hermine would interfere, but last night was beautiful. We leave for home tomorrow morning, so I have just two more meals to share for this trip.

Oh yes, I like PJ's a lot. But Arnold's has my favorite stuffie :-) Whale watching off Provincetown today led to some good sightings. Lots of humpbacks, minkies and fin whales. we followed the watch with an early dinner at Mac's Fish House. Oysters Calamari salmon-avocado hand roll spicy tuna stuffed tempura fried avocado Ritz cracker crusted bluefish sea dogs (fried lobster tails) Cajun swordfish Pan-seared monkfish tonight's sunset Time for a fire pit and s'mores. Sounds like the end of the trip is going to get washed out by Hermine. We'll stick it out anyway.

We spent yesterday at Head of the Meadow beach in Truro I spied a food truck in the parking lot so went to investigate. Tacos! A bean and cheese quesadilla for my nephew Cod tacos for myself and my husband I have more photos from yesterday but my internet is running very slow so will update more later. We are going on a whale watch today and I am hoping for some good photos. There are a lot of whales around. We spotted at least seven from the beach at Race Point the other day.

Yes, that bread is available for sale in all of the stores out here. I just posted a picture in the breakfast thread of a strata I made this morning using the bread. There is a Portuguese bakery on the main drag in Provincetown that sells it in many different shapes. The other stores typically have the english muffin shape and then just large loaves. One more picture, a late night snack I made using local clams: clams casino dip. The recipe was in an Elin Hilderbrand book that I just finished reading. Quite tasty.

Breakfast strata made with Portuguese sweet bread, chicken apple sausage, scallions, and sharp cheddar cheese.

A late lunch at Local 186 in Provincetown http://www.local186.com Cocktails. The one in the back is a smoky mescal drink, and the one in the front has cranberries. I forget their names, sorry. Littleneck clams with pork belly and tasty broth Onion stings Kobe beef burger with bacon El Guapo burger (fried avocado and chipotle aioli toppings) Surf and turf burger Turkey burger with bacon jam and cheddar. Roasted garlic aioli on the side for dipping the fries into. That was mine. I only ate half and I am still absurdly stuffed six hours later. Something lighter tomorrow for sure.

More foods. Back to the Beachcomber. A fishwich. I have ordered this at least 20 times. Everyone that goes to Beachcomber with me laughs when I order it. Oyster Po'Boy A breakfast at the Chocolate Sparrow in Orleans. http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com Blueberry crumble muffin cinnamon roll egg turkey and cheese sandwich Dinner. Karoo in Eastham. http://karoorestaurants.com Hummus and pita Peri peri wings Snail rangoons Vegetarian appetizers: falafel, grape leaves, pakoras, samosas Pap and chakalaka Peri peri chicken and salad Meatballs and curry gravy. Milketarte Coconut milk lavender panna cotta with passion fruit sauce Provincetown tomorrow

A quick tour of the offerings at PB Boulangerie in Wellfleet. Not recommended for dieters. I bought 8 croissants, 4 blueberry danishes, 2 chocolate tarts, and a baguette. I'll eat one croissant tomorrow. The rest will be eaten by the teens. Oh to have their metabolism. And of course tonight's sunset.

So, I said we were going someplace new yesterday. I lied. It was back to some old favorites. We had breakfast at the Fairway. My nephew's boring pancakes a caprese omelet my niece's cannoli-stuffed french toast and my Greek scramble. I took half of this home and ate the rest for breakfast this morning. For dinner, we returned to Mac's Shack. Oysters broiled with garlic butter Oysters Rockefeller Salmon tartare Random sushi Razor clams Littleneck clams steamed in beer Linguini with pesto Salmon with mussels and roasted fennel Flourless chocolate torte Key lime pie Sunset I promise we are going to some new places soon, including an African restaurant that I have been wanting to try.

Leftovers from yesterday's breakfast repurposed into a sandwich. Chicken sausage, scrambled eggs, spinach, tomatoes, and feta cheese on a Portuguese roll. l

grilled swordfish and swordfish belly, grilled clams, marinated tomatoes, pasta with raw tomato sauce, arugula salad

I am back on the Cape for the next 10 or so days. Yesterday we went to an old Wellfleet favorite and one I have already shown here, Winslows Tavern. I love sitting on their shady front terrace. We started with some broiled oysters. Pesto and tabasco lime butter nephew had a salad with gorgonzola dolce, hazelnuts, pears and apples we also ordered a tomato burrata salad to share and a pizza with figs and bacon jam crab cake sandwich softshell crab sandwich lobster risotto cake double chocolate mousse tiramisu We are not dining out today, I am grilling some swordfish. I'll put that on the dinner thread. Tomorrow we are going someplace new to us. Edited to add a photo of last night's sunset

flounder from my fish share in a crunchy crust with Major Grey's mango chutney, coconut rice, sugar snap peas in sesame oil, and a new to me summer squash I found at the farmer's market that I disliked but the teens enjoyed. Pretty basic as my niece and nephew are living with me this week and I would rather cook things they will eat to avoid "dinner drama"

rigatoni with grilled chicken sausage, grilled peppers, and grilled onions in Marcella's tomato-butter sauce with basil

I'm back! This is not the long report. We went for an impromptu weekend in Chatham. The long trip starts on Saturday. I was with a bigger group so missed a lot of photos I would have taken. We ate twice at Bistro on Main and I've got nothing from those meals. The house we rented for the weekend Impudent Oyster foods. chopped salad scallop roll turkey club with housemade chips burger fish sandwich fish tacos butterscotch sundae for the nephew coconut creme brûlée key lime cheesecake for the niece A breakfast at the Lazy Lobster. This breakfast took two hours. Annoying. chocolate chip pancakes for the nephew eggs benedict with spinach/tomato instead of Canadian bacon. Served with regrettable hash browns. This was mine and the eggs were overcooked :-( omelet with spinach mushrooms tomatoes and cheddar scrambled eggs with lobster

Last night's dinner: fried cod and baked chips with tomatoes. Homemade tartar sauce

Scallops grilled on a plancha on a salad of cherry tomatoes, over toasted Israeli couscous

egg, chicken sausage, and cheese on English muffin

Corn and cherry tomato tart. I am not a good crust maker as you can see. A slice with some eggplant fries and salad

Last night, a very large sandwich. It had roasted mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, eggs, bacon, provolone, and greens on a garlic foccacia This is a four-serving sandwich. Slice:

Last night: farfalle with raw tomato, garlic and basil sauce, and fresh mozzarella. Garlic toast.

Summer squash frittata and ripe tomato slices

Sandwich with the pickled eggplant from the "what are you preserving" thread, tomatoes, greens, and provolone cheese.

@Shelby I love silver queen corn and have not had it in years....people don't grow it around here anymore. Too bad, I love the not so sweet and crisp shatter of the small kernels of Silver Queen corn. Cedar planked bluefish (today's fish share offering), great local tomatoes, and local corn that I now wish was silver queen.

Tomatoes on toast