The past few days have been rainy, windy, and chilly (I guess this is Massachusetts's way of saying welcome), so we didn't spend much time on the beach. We did plenty of sight-seeing, including Provincetown and the Pilgrim Monument, which honors the Pilgrims first landing there in 1620. We also checked out the Cape Cod Brewery, which is pretty amazing! They had a special Cinco de Mayo brew this week, where they infused one of their brews with poblano, serrano, and jalapeno peppers - it did have a kick, and you could definitely taste the peppers, but I really liked it!
Throughout the weekend, we had been craving ice cream (especially when we first arrived, when it was warm and sunny), but as it is still the off-season, most of the places weren't open. We were determined, though, and investigated every ice cream shop we drove by. We finally found one with the lights on, but quickly discovered that the store wasn't open, the woman was only in there preparing it for next week. However, she was kind enough to sell us the ice cream she had just gotten in that day! Everyone here has been incredibly nice so far.
Sadly, our mini vacation had to end, and my family went home this morning. Shortly after, though, I began my first day on the job! As most first days go, I spent the entire time listening to my new bosses talk to me about the upcoming summer. I'm definitely being thrown in the deep end - a week from today, a group of students will be driving up from New York to listen to me for an entire afternoon! I have to prepare at least 2 hours of material, including some special requests from the teacher for wildlife we don't really even manage for (namely whales...which swim by but don't really need our help). Hopefully I can do it! I also have to prepare for the town's 300th anniversary celebration, and World's Ocean Day at a nearby aquarium.
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