Cape Cod - Sandwich

Back blip for yesterday:

If the previous day had been gloriously sunny, yesterday we drowned. It rained, nay hammered down, for the whole day. We were undecided whether to go out at all but nothing ventured nothing gained as they say. So, we drove over to the other side of the Cape and started with a visit to the Heritage Museum. 

It was an eclectic sort of place with beautiful (sodden) gardens, a vintage car collection, an original carousel and assorted pieces of art. We started with the cars (of course). Mr Flossmo was in his element. They were mostly very early examples and, of course, beautifully restored. I liked the camping and caravanning section best, especially the 1930 Curtiss Aerocar Camper. In the foyer there was a photograph of the benefactors - a Mr and Mrs Lilly. It was only later that I realised that they were part of the Eli Lilly dynasty. We managed to visit the various buildings, taking advantage of a covered electric buggy to avoid the worst of the rain, and I even took a turn on the carousel.

Our next stop was the Sandwich Glass Museum. We started with an interesting film describing the rise and fall of glass making in the area. It was a tale of success followed by family tragedy, problems with changes in technology and unhappy industrial relationships. Nothing new there, I guess. As well as an extensive collection of antique glass items there were pieces of modern glass art. The best bit, though, was the glass blowing demonstration. I have seen it done before but I never fail to enjoy watching something being made. It’s an interesting interface of creativity and process.

As we left, the heavens were still completely open and the roads  running large streams on either side. In some places pools of water  covered the entire road. I was pretty anxious, I can tell you, but in a perverse sort of way I think Mr Flossmo quite enjoyed creating large arcs of spray. I was pleased to arrive back at the apartment without incident.