Today, believe it or not, could have been the most enjoyable day of the holiday! Most days, in New York mainly, have consisted of walking, looking, walking, some more looking, eating then sleeping. However today was a lot more laid back which made it more pleasant.
The day started off with a luxurious lie-in! Which is teenage heaven, especially if: you have a room to yourself, a double bed, a TV with endless channels and an iPhone with internet capabilities. Waking up to freshly toasted bagels with cream cheese topped it off!However, my surprising good mood, along with everybody’s, soon evaporated as we started to interact! Within 30 odd minutes after lunch, we were called to have one of those “positive” family conversations about next year’s holiday. We were told we had to “engage” and come up with some productive suggestions. It wasn’t very successful, with Carla and I not having much to say, and Kim producing nothing but verbal dihorreah. Anyway, we all seemed to forget about it and, as a family, we decided to go to the bicycle hire.
Usually weather in Cape Cod is 30-35°C with a high percentage of humidity, this wouldn’t be good for a cycle so we were lucky that the weather was overcast and the temperature was mild. The cycle wasn’t tiring and was mostly flat... which also made it more tolerable. We cycled for 20km or thereabouts, which I thought was quite impressive considering I thought our American outings would consist of sitting in fast food restaurants or diners pigging out on the greasiest and fattiest foods anyone has ever set eyes upon. Cycling turned out to be good fun, and we stopped off for ice-cream where I had my first proper taste of root-beer, which was brilliant.
We came back and lazed around the hotel for a bit, and set out for “Wendy’s”, the old fashioned burger fast food outlet. Carla and I had been looking forward to going to Wendy’s since New York, so we were psyched... and it duly delivered the best hamburger of the holiday. After this, we drove off to a drive in cinema, only to find the films showing were abysmal, so we had to go next door to an indoor cinema to see the new movie “Julie & Julia”. This is where the most bizarre thing happened. Bear in mind, Julie & Julia is a light hearted film but certainly not a comedy, however at every possible opportunity the whole audience seemed to laugh at the most unfunny things. Every line Meryl Streep seemed to say, or every look she did was met with hysterics by the Americans. I found myself chuckling to myself at the utter stupidity and fakeness of their unaccounted for laughing! Despite this distraction, I managed to enjoy the film thoroughly.
I’m not totally sure why I enjoyed this day so much more than the others, it was certainly better than the gay village or the statue of liberty day! It was more of a non-touristy American day, no sightseeing or anything like that. A look at American life - Cape Cod style, not the exuberance and energy of New York, but a down to earth view of America. It was the first day I think we all properly enjoyed together!
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