We started going to Cape Cod
in 1974, when Hank and
Judy
Shanahan Suhr invited us to stay with them
and their daughters Leigh
and Sharon. We stayed
in Bass River, at the cottage of
Hank's sister Dottie
and her husband Barney Foltman.
We loved it so much, we went
back every year for many years, renting from Dottie's
neighbors Joe and Terry Leddy. We made friends
with the Leddy's, and with the Foltman kids, Ursula and
Barney Junior, and with Hank's uncle Gus. We went
some years with other relatives, and
longtime friends.
Family crises kept us away for
years, but then Angie and I
returned in 2002 with
Maria
and Danny
Valint, and their boys
DJ,
Tim
and
Bailey.
And in 2010, Angie and I
returned for the Fourth of July weekend.
The watercolor above shows the
Bass River as it looks from the shore at West Dennis, a
favorite place for mucking around the marsh-bottom for
shells and other treasures of the sea. The photos
below span many years. More will be added soon. |
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