We spent a glorious Sunday on the Cape, starting with Heritage Plantation in Sandwich. Heritage Plantation has acres of enormous old rhododendrons and other flowers, a flower-maze, interesting trees, and all sort of horticultural delights. They also have an old carousel, an art museum, and a great collection of old cars, including a Duesenberg, a Stanley Steamer, and others. We spent a lot of time there, but we passed up lunch to go exploring along scenic Route 6a, on the north side of the upper Cape.

I am glad we did, thanks to two discoveries. We had lunch, on a hunch, at Osterville Fish Too, out at Mattakeese Wharf, in Barnstable Village. The fried clams were as good as any we have had this side of Ipswich, and the lobster roll was full of lobster with little mayo.  

Further along 6a, but still in Barnstable, we came upon the Cape Cod Organic Farm, where we scored the first fresh strawberries of the season. They made a delicious pie the next night, when we welcomed Richmond and Annette back from their travels in Alaska.