DAY SIX

I'm typing this and trying to stay awake!!! Today was bicycle day. When you rent a bike for only one day, there's a lot of pressure to get your money's worth! We awoke to pouring rain so we nixed the bikes and walked to town for coffee. By the time we got back, the rain was letting up. We decided to watch part 1 of Joan's birthday present to me: the complete set of HBO presentations so far of the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series. I love those books, and have heard wonderful things about the series. Part 1 was fabulous. What great story telling and production of these books.

We could hardly believe our eyes that the sun was peeking out! We got on the bikes and rode a short distance to The Sea Grill restaurant for lunch. Ate way too much superb food, but knew we were going riding. We ended up riding about 20 miles. This included a ride to the charming, rose-covered (in season) cottage community of Sconset. We took one detour down the road leading to the airport. I love watching planes and we couldn't believe how many take offs and landings of the small commuter planes we saw in the short time we were there. The old TV series "Wings" is set in the Nantucket airport. The whole building is undergoing a massive remodel. We continued on to Sconset. . . .a trip we had made when we were here for the 50th birthday. We were pretty proud to make this trip down and back and survive it after 10 years. We returned the bikes, picked up more clam chowder for dinner, and hobbled home! Exercise is the bomb. I'm tired but happy to have been outside breathing the ocean air and seeing this beautiful island. Tomorrow we will see the rest of it by Smart Car! We have vowed to traverse every single street on the island in our little (hopefully) black car. Stay tuned. . . . .