On The Road Again...

On Saturday morning we headed out on the road with our little Zipcar for a Cape Cod adventure...

Our first stop was a little place called Cohasset, about 35 minutes drive from Boston. We hadn't been driving for long before we got distracted by this old looking Dunkin Donuts...

This was where the first Dunkin Donuts shop was! I had no idea they originated in Boston - that would explain why there's a donut called the Boston Creme and why there seems to be more Dunkin Donuts than Starbucks in Boston... they're everywhere!

After our first little pitstop, we carried on towards Cohasset...

We decided not to take the big main roads and motorways (or freeways), all the smaller country roads were far more beautiful and interesting. All the trees looked so lush and colourful.

Cohasset is a very pretty little town (more like a village really), with one little main high street, full of red slatted buildings, little shops, cafes, bakery's and estate agents...

 It was so calm and peaceful and the houses looked beautiful in the sun, with the blossom on the trees,it reminded me a little bit of Jersey...

After a little walk around we jumped back in the car and carried on along the road. All the houses in the area were so bright and cheery and well maintained, with their big lawns and blossom trees. It felt like something out of a film. 

There seemed to be loads of Little League games on - nearly every child we saw was wearing a team uniform and was either on their way to the playing field, on the playing field, or just leaving having played their baseball game.

People were out cutting their grass or washing their old Corvettes - it all felt a bit surreal really, a little too perfect...

There were lots of bright white wood chapels too, like this one...

There was this rather grand looking castle-like tower right behind it too...

The whole area was just so beautiful, and we were Ooohing and Aaaaahing over every house we saw. As we drove on distance between the houses grew, as did people's gardens, some of the houses were really set back from the road with huge long drive ways leading up to them, other were tucked away in the trees...

They were all so picturesque (but it felt very quiet... there weren't many people about).

We carried on the little country roads, passing little houses and little shops, like this little general store...

I love the old American sign... I imagine it's still the original sign from when they opened!

It was such a perfect day for driving around and exploring.
Next stop... Sandwich!