The winds settled down again, and soon we had a mooring for the night. In the morning we would explore a new town. P rovincetown is part art colony and part fishing village. T he town itself is very small, about a mile or two long with two main commercial streets running parallel to the beach. The main mode of transportation is Nike, with Adidas running a close second.
Bicycles are common, and cars are a nuisance on the tiny streets.
The restaurants are superb. One of the first stops we made was the Provincetown Tower. This landmark is the first thing a sailor sees as he approaches the very tip of Cape Cod. A hike up the tower promised spectacular views of Cape Cod Bay, and the promise was well kept. From 255 feet in the air we could see Sovereign on her mooring, the breakwater, Race Point, and even the stack of the power plant near the beach where we spent much of this cruise.