Radio Silence!

Well actually, it was wifi blackout ....... be warned, all those who venture to the Admiralty Inn, Falmouth MA, their wifi is utterly rubbish!! Anyway, we did enjoy a lovely day, having decided to stay local and visit somewhere new, Sandwich. The drive was only a short distance away and we set our sights on the Heritage Museum Gardens. On arrival, we bought entrance tickets at the gift shop and entered this neat retreat. We immediately encountered the magnificent Eli Lilly (of the pharmaceutical empire) vintage American car collection. Needless to say, it’s fabulous and includes the influential Steam Car that belonged to President Taff and the elegant Duesenberg once owned by Gary Cooper.

The latest acquisition was a Cord and it still looks stylish, today. From there, we walked through the tranquil and impressively planted gardens, eventually leading to the impressive collection of film costumes (on tour from the UK!) and including impressive pieces from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’!

By midday, we were ready to move on and called into the centre of Sandwich. A lovely English-styled town with a lake, water-wheel, and classy historic district. Here we stumbled on the Brown Jug, a discreet deli with a pleasant patio and wood-fired pizza oven. The Pastrami sandwiches are apparently worth fighting over ….. I agree!!

Anyway, despite the odd cloud, rain never threatened as we returned to Falmouth. There we instinctively settled on an afternoon at the cinema and ventured to the Cinema Pub! What a great concept ……. We were the only people in the cinema (to see the excellent ‘Snowden’) and it was slightly offbeat to be sat in restaurant-style seating, with tables ….. and drinks!

Afterwards, we headed for the 99 Restaurant for a decent dinner and far better WiFi than our hotel offers ....... which was non-existent, on our return!! As for today’s musical selection, with difficulty, I’ve chosen an old track that we've heard often on 'Sirus' The Lemon Pipers 'Green Tambourine'.