Hyannis

No trip to Cape Cod is complete ( as far as the guides are concerned) without a pilgrimage to the Holiest of Holies, the home of the Kennedys. We drove past the road that would take you to the lane that would take you to the cluster of Kennedy homes on our way to JFK Park. There they have a wall with a large bas relief of the face of JFK that is the same as the one on the Kennedy Dollar. It is tastefully placed in front of a nice inoperative fountain. The plaza is surrounded by some fine flower beds and offers a good view of the bay. More importantly, the public restrooms were first rate with no need to fold the toilet paper.
Our next stop was the St. Francis Xavier Church. This is the church for the Kennedys when at Cape Cod. It was smaller before they came but is now pretty good size. It is an unconfirmed rumor that the angels on each side of the altar represent dead Kennedys.
Off to a stop at a windmill. Nicely maintained but since you can't go in and see the mechanism, who really cares?
On yet another day, we took a harbor tour. They took us to the middle of the harbor and pointed off in the distance to the trees that the Kennedy houses were behind. Also in view was a 640 acre private island owned by a family of textile manufacturers but there are no known Kennedys on the island. We came back in to be shown the gift shop. I shall expound more on gift shops at a later time.
Hyannis is a corruption of a native chief's name. He sold the place for 20 pounds Sterling and 2 pair of pants. Personally, I think he got a deal.