Thanksgiving Trip - Day 3

This morning, I got up early, feeling cold.  I went into the kitchen and found the door to the garage open (brrr) - I guess a cat used it during the night...  I got ready and then read a bit while I waited for Gerard to respond to my "can I stop by soon?" text.  Taking a chance, I left Katie's (at around 0800) and headed to Gerard's in Plymouth (used MA-3, US-44, Federal Furnace Road).  Arrived at around 0845 and tried both of his doorbells but he didn't come to the door.  I waited in my car until around 0900 and then tried knocking.  At that point, Gerard came to the door and figured out his doorbells had been "fried" when he lost power earlier in the month.  We ended up visiting for almost two hours (it was a nice time).  Eventually, I said goodbye to Gerard and drove down to Cape Cod (backtracked on roads I'd used earlier in the morning until I was on MA-3), crossed the Canal and then used US-6 to reach the exit for Sandwich.  Arrived at my dad's house at around 1130 and got to see his dogs.  Then, Dad and Beth got in my car and we drove to a restaurant on MA-6A called the Marshland.  It was a diner and very crowded.  However, we sat at the counter and got some yummy food, visiting for over an hour there - we talked a lot during the  meal and on the way back to Dad's.  By 1300, I got on the road again (MA-6A) and drove towards Brewster.  I stopped at the Cemetery to visit my mom's grave and then drove south to where Dick and Judy lived.  Happily, I was able to spend over an hour visiting with them, too.  Didn't get to see my cousins but it felt good to be back in my old stomping grounds.  Leaving Brewster, I headed west towards my childhood home and checked it out (it seemed so different).  Instead of getting back on MA-6A, I took North Dennis Road down to the Bass River area - I drove by my old High School and checked out a lot of new school construction and bike trail development on Station Avenue.  Then got on US-6 and left the Cape.  I used MA-3 to get back to Katie's (MA-53 and MA-139 at the end) and arrived by 1630. Ella was home but everyone else was out.  Feeling a bit bored, I went for a four mile walk near Katie's house (1700).  It was really cold but I was glad that there wasn't snow on the ground like there was back at my condo.  Finished walking by 1830 and returned to Katie's.  By then, many more people were home and we decided to order some pizzas from Bertucci's (I had a coupon).  The food wasn't ready for over 1.5 hours and there was added drama with customer service when Ella went to get it - ultimately, I didn't end up eating any of it (didn't want nightmares). Meanwhile, I watched the ND-Stanford football game (muted so we could all talk).  Katie and John shared some "peanut butter whiskey" - it was really good!  The game went until late and I ended up being one of the only people awake at the end (2315).  Before I headed to bed, I visited with Johnnie because he was going to leave the next day - didn't get to sleep until after midnight.  Another great day of visiting and sight seeing!