Kumashumi eminyaka eyadlulayo bekukho umqondiso kwisebe leRoutes 6 kunye ne-6A ekhokelela eProvincetown, MA, kwilali yasePortugal yokuloba eyayikwincam yeCape Cod eyayifundeka, iProvincetown Nokuba Kukanjani.
Umqondiso wanikezela umkhombandlela, kodwa yayikwangumfuziselo wengqondo evulekileyo yale dolophu incinci (nje i-17.5 yeekhilomitha, phantse isiqingatha sayo samanzi), ethi, nanamhlanje, ibe yindawo yabakhenkethi kunye neelokishi, iimpelaveki kwaye zigcwele -amaxesha, amafanasini kunye noxinzelelo, ii-single kunye nezibini, iintsapho kunye nabahlobo.
Kum, ochithe lonke ubusika bam bobuntwana apho kwaye, njengomntu omdala, ungaphoswa kukuchitha iveki okanye ezimbini apho unyaka nonyaka, sisiqwenga sezulu.
Ekukhuleni kwam, usapho lwam lwaqesha igumbi elinamagumbi okulala amathathu elaziwa ngokuba yiGarbage Gables kwindlela enkulu yedolophu, iCommunity Street, kanye apha elunxwemeni. Iveranda yayo enkulu, ecekethekileyo, engaphambi kwamanzi yaqhekeka yaza yahewulwa ngokuyingozi ngumoya. Intsomi yayisithi umbhali wemidlalo yeqonga u-Eugene O'Neill wayehleli apha, ebhala imibongo kwimiqadi yophahla.
Umama wam, owayeyimvubu yakuqala, wayesebenza kwivenkile yesikhumba, esenza iimbadada zezandla. Mna nabantakwethu sasizula ngokukhululekileyo. Ngokukhawuleza nje ukuba sifike siphuma kwikhaya lethu laseConnecticut, sasiyikhuphula siye edolophini kwenye yeevenkile zeepeni zeepeni (ezinye zisekhona) kwaye silayishe iibhasikiti ezingqukuva ngeelekese. Emva kokuqubha echwebeni imini yonke sasisusa iinkumba kunye neembaza ematyeni, simbe i-clams, kwaye sizipheke ngesidlo sangokuhlwa, ibhotolo enyibilikileyo ehla ezityeni zethu.
Namhlanje, iphepha-mvume lokuqhwaba elisemthethweni liyimfuneko, kwaye indawo yethu yokuhlala i-ramshackle sele iguqulwe yenziwa iikhondomu ze-chic ezithengisa malunga nesigidi seerandi. Kodwa nangona idolophu itshintshile, isangena emphefumlweni wakho njengomlingo- ukukhanya okungaqhelekanga, iimbono, iindunduma kunye nemibala ziyakhuthaza. Kukho ukutya okunokuhlalisa nayiphi na inkalakahla, kunye nokuninzi okwenza nokuba uphelele ngaphandle okanye uyokuthenga kunye nokutya okuphucukileyo.
Inye kuphela into ehlala ihleli: ukwangiwa nguProvincetown. Uyakufuna ukuhlala ixesha elide, kodwa ukuba uneentsuku ezintathu kuphela, nazi ii-apos; indlela yokusebenzisa ixesha lakho elininzi.
Ufika njani eProvincetown
Unokuza ngenqwelomoya, ngesikhephe nangemoto, le yokugqibela ilungele ukuhamba, nangona kunzima ukupaka edolophini. Ngexesha eliphezulu, enye indlela yokungena nokuphuma kwiNdlela yesi-6 inokuba yingxaki yendlela. Kukho rhoqo Umoya waseKapa Iinqwelomoya ezisuka eBoston Logan nakwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iProvincetown kodwa kungcono, thatha isikhephe semizuzu engama-90 ukusuka eBoston eqhutywa Inkampani yaseBay State Cruise kwaye Iinqanawa zeBoston Harbour kwiSitishi saseMzantsi. Kukho ukuhamba ngenqanawa izihlandlo ezininzi suku ngalunye ngexesha lonyaka. Bhukisha phambili, kuba b-u-s-y.
Ngokupakisha, gcina kulula. Ayizizo iiHamptons. Ukunxitywa kwemini eProvincetown (AKA PTown) kubandakanya iibhulukhwe ezimfutshane, iisuti zokuhlamba, izixhobo zemidlalo kunye neeflops. Ukunxiba ebusuku kuthetha ukunxiba ijini kunye nehempe ecocekileyo. (Ukwahluka ngabafazi abangabalingisi-ungabaleka ungene kwi-Cher-ohamba ngesitalato i-Commercial Street ekurhuqeni ngokupheleleyo, ekhuthaza iinkqubo ezahlukeneyo zasebusuku.)
Uhlala phi eProvincetown
Ucinga ukuba uthatha isikhephe, uya kusiwa kumbindi wedolophu, iMacmillan Pier, umgca wokwahlula phakathi kweMpuma kunye ne-West Ends. IPier ngokwayo inendawo yokuma kwabakhenkethi- i-t-shirts, i-fudge kunye ne-taffy makers, iivenkile ze-ice cream, ukutya okukhawulezayo, kunye nokunye. Ngokukhawuleza uzakufumana i-vibe yobugcisa bedolophu kwaye ujonge ngokwenza indlela yakho kwi-Commercial Street, eneevenkile ezinkulu, iigalari zobugcisa, iivenkile ze-indie, kunye neevenkile zakudala.
Kukho ii-VRBOs, iihotele, ii-motels, kunye neebhedi kunye nesidlo sakusasa, uninzi lukumgama wokuhamba kwepier. Kukwakhona neeteksi ezininzi kunye neekhabhathi zabantwana ukuba awufuni schlep.
Cwangcisa kwisitrato soRhwebo kwaye malunga nemizuzu emihlanu yokuxhuzula kwi-pier yeyona nto intle Indlu yePilgrim , i-1810, ihotele e-boutique ehlaziyiweyo ngokupheleleyo enemigangatho emithathu kunye namagumbi ayi-19. UHenry David Thoreau kwathiwa undwendwe. Indawo icocekile ngaphandle kokutya, ibonelela ngesidlo sakusasa sasimahla kwilizwekazi, kwaye inendawo yokutyela kunye nebha.
IHotele yeHlabathi kwi-East End ingaphaya kwesitrato isuka kwenye yeembono zebhayoloji ebalaseleyo ye-PTown. Kukho ipuli kunye nomgodi womlilo onqabileyo apho iindwendwe ze-hobnob kunye nokusela iziphuzo ezivela endlwini Indawo yokuhlala neWhaler . Ibhonasi: Yinto eyonwabisayo yosapho- kunye nesilwanyana sasekhaya, kunye nexabiso elifanelekileyo.
Unomdla kakhulu, kodwa usacofa kunye nencasa yokwenyani yedolophu yile I-Red Inn , incinci kodwa intofontofo, yakhiwe ngo-1805, yagqitywa ukulungiswa ngo-2011 yaza yasetwa ibhetshi eWest End, ibonelela ngendawo yokuhlala yabakhenkethi eneembono ezintle, iindawo zomlilo, iisilingi ezinophahla, kunye nemigangatho ebanzi. Gcina kwangoko. Ukuba awufuni splurge, yiza isiselo kunye neeapps kwinto enokuba yeyona bar inomdla edolophini.
Usuku lokuqala
Ukuba sele kusemva kwemini, kwaye ulambile - kodwa ungekadli isidlo sangokuhlwa - yenza indlela yakho Indlu yeentlanzi eMac ngeyure yokonwaba eqala ngentsimbi yesi-4. I-slurp phantsi kwe-oysters entsha, kunye ne-briniest uze uqhume i- $ 1 nganye. Ii-Mac zikwakhonza eyona nyamakazi intsha yase-England yenyani eyenzeka ukuba ingabinayo i-gluten.
Utshajiwe kwakhona, jonga odumileyo Umdaniso weTi Boatslip kwi-West End ye-cardio enzulu. Ngumdaniso wasendle-thon obonelela uluntu lwe-LGBTQ + (kodwa wonke umntu & wamkelekile!) Kwaye uqhuba yonke imihla ngexesha lonyaka ukusuka nge-4-7 emva kwemini. Ukuba awukhe uzive ngathi ufuna ukubila, yiya kwi Umhlaba okude elunxwemeni imvume kwiHerring Cove Beach entle apho kukho i-DJ ejikelezayo. Bamba ukutshona kwelanga, khetha i-lobster roll, kwaye uyihlambe ngewayini okanye ibhiya. (NgooLwezithathu nangooCawe kukho umculo odlalayo, nawo.) Uninzi lwasebusuku ngoLwesihlanu, iNational Park Service ikhanyisa umlilo ukuze ukhuthaze imeko.
Emva koko ibuyele edolophini, ukuya kuthabatha uhambo lokungenisa kwisitrato esivulekileyo seCommerce emva kwexesha. Amagcisa aye athontelana apha ngaphezulu kwenkulungwane kwaye iigalari zihlala zinokuvulwa ngolwesiHlanu ebusuku xa igalari yokutsiba ilungile, bubugcisa obuphezulu. Into endiyithandayo yey Inkundla yaseKiley apho umculi uRobert Cardinal athabatha ubume beKapa kwioyile. Kutshanje, unyana wakhe uJulian ufumene ingqalelo kwimizobo yakhe yefashoni.
Ukhutshiwe ngaphandle kodwa usalambile kwaye awufuni kungxola? Tuck phantsi kwe-alley kufutshane nePier kwaye ubambe i-odolo yokuthabatheka okumnandi ngokunyanisekileyo, okuyinyani, okwenziwe ngezandla Izixhobo zeKung Fu . Hlala, utye, kwaye abantu babukele ebhentshini kwiHolo yaseKapa.