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Monday, the 9^th we were to go to Chatham Lighthouse and surrounding areas on Bridge Street  and Mill Pond to paint.  We had the hardest time getting our GPS to work on the Cape; for some reason it seemed the satellite wasn’t communicating with it and it got us into a few predicaments and places that there were no other artists painting!  Or anyone for that matter! 

Finally locating the spot on Bridge Street, the sunlight had been replaced by clouds and I decided to try the same area in the afternoon.  We saw several artists painting there then.  But!!! Right now, Rita and I both were hungry and went looking for a good place to eat.

Near the Chatham Lighthouse, we saw a parking area and a place to eat which I think was called the Chatham Beach Bar and Grill.  It was also a very nice hotel and spa with cabanas and a wooden planked walkway to the beach and around the facility.   A valet came out to greet us and said lunch wouldn’t be served until noon; it was 11:30 so we allowed him to park the car.  We walked around the beautiful restaurant taking in the sights of the boats tied out on the water and took pictures just like a tourist would do.  Having a valet greet us, we knew this luncheoun was going to be more money than we originally wanted to spend.

We sat down near the hostess table and perused the menu seeing several items that were a little out of our price range that we expected that day.  But, to save face, we stayed, ordered and had the best tasting food.  To describe our food simply as Rita getting a burger and ne getting cod is an understatement because the seasonings and flavor and preparation of the food were spectacular.  The sides that came with our orders were just as tasty.  Even the iced tea was special too.

After eating, we drove to Bridge Street and I set up my easel to paint a little red white and blue boat anchored in the small body of water.  Another day of windy conditions!  I hadn’t quite finished the painting when a little yellow dinghy came into the scene with a man getting out of it and into the boat I was painting. Pretty soon, my subject was being steered away and out of view.  Luckily I had a simple sketch already made of it.  I know this painting is going to need some steady work on it to make it a better painting.Here's a photo of the subject.

Some of the pictures in this photo journal were taken by my sister since I was painting.  Thanks to her, there are a lot of really good photos taken. I also bought a “Life is Good” tee shirt at Chatham during a day we tried to find the rest of the plein air painters but couldn’t locate them.

This night, we invited Clare, Johanna, Claire and husband Conard to our cabin to enjoy a few pina coladas that Rita put together.  They told us we had the nicest cabin of any of there's and they were jealous that we even had a bathtub in ours.  After several more drinks, everyone retired and went to their individual cottages and to call.