OCEAN VIEW DRIVE By Bobby Peterson

It was a beautiful day on Cape Cod. Wellfleet had

sunny, clear blue skies with a beautiful ocean breeze. My

adopted moms Barbara and Betsy said to get into our 2003

baby blue Dodge Caravan. Betsy is 5 foot 4 inches tall and

very athletic. She is the executive director of the Boys and

Girls Club of Chicopee. Barbara is 5 foot 6 inches tall and

traditionally built.

I hopped in the minivan where my two foster brothers

were, Elijah and Everett. Elijah is 5 foot 6 inches tall,

athletic, 13 years old and has the same amount of melanin

in his skin as Nik Smith. Everett is 5 foot 3 inches, 12 years

old and has more melanin in his skin than Elijah and Nik

Smith. He is skinny.

My mom Betsy put my golden retriever Sarah and my

miniature schnauzer Riley in the back of the minivan. We

were going to the beach.

Sarah has short legs and a long body. Not like a

daschund but a little shorter than an average golden

retriever. Riley is a rare color for his breed. He is all white

and has a short body and longish legs. He is much smaller

than a standard schnauzer.

We went up and down a couple of streets and made it

to Ocean View Drive. We turned left and went down Ocean

View Drive. The view is amazing! We went all the way down

the street until it turned into Gross Street and then pulled

into the Newcomb Hallow parking lot.

I jumped out of the car and raced down to the beach. I

took my shoes off to feel the sand. It was soft and fluffy and

puffy. Elijah and Everett asked if I wanted to play this weird

game where you chase the waves and have them chase you.

I didn’t want to be mean so I played. It wasn’t as bad as I

thought it was. Anyways, My moms came down the path on

the sand dune with Sarah and Riley. They put down a

blanket and read their books. Nerds.

It was quite warm for April, but the water was

freezing. Obviously I had to be the only one to fall into the

ocean. Sarah found a puddle, and soon got bored and went

to go into the ocean when I tripped over her and fell flat on

my face. A large wave rushed on top of me and got me

soaking wet. I was aggravated at first then soon got over it

and laughed hysterically. I almost peed my pants!

Soon enough it was time to go to a different beach

called Maguires Beach. And once again I jumped out of the

car and ran down to the beach. At this point, it was low tide

and there were several sand bars: one outsized one and a

couple of diminutive ones. It was fun to go so far out, at

least fifty feet off the shore.

Sarah had a blast running so far out into the water to

all the sand bars. Riley, not so much. He hates the water.

He likes to curl in a ball and sleep or mark his territory on

the sand dunes. My moms enjoyed watching me get

knocked down by my dog in the water. I don’t think Sarah

had more fun at the water in her life! Sarah loves to just be

obnoxious. Like tipping people over in the water and

running in circle waiting to receive food she knows she

wont get like grapes and such that are bad for dogs. She did

exactly this but with more enthusiasm then she has ever

done while she have lived with us. I am glad I had begged

my mom to buy Sarah.

Then we ate lunch at the beach. After that, we each did

our own thing. Elijah chased the waves like we did before,

Everett made sandcastles and I searched for interesting

things like cool seashells and sponges and other things. I

even found a spine of a small shark! It was so fun! I love to

spend the day at the beach!

Then, it was 5:00 p.m. and it was time to leave. We

went home and took showers and by 5:45 p.m. we were in

the car driving to Macs

Shake seafood restaurant. Macs shack is next to the

Wellfleet pier. The pier goes into the bay. It is totally

redesigned. They put in a new rock wall and cleaned up the

whole bay. It looks really nice. Anyways, when we got there,

we got our orders taken. I ordered clam strips, and French

fries. It was so good!

Then when we were done, we went to the Macs Shack

ice cream shop, which was right next to the restaurant and

got ice cream. I got cookies and cream in a sugar cone

tipped over into a bowl with a little bit of hot fudge and

whipped cream. It is the best ice cream on the Cape. Then

at 9:00 p.m. we took a drive down Ocean view drive. The

one street I love the most on Cape Cod because it’s the

place where I do so many fun things and the view was

amazing! It is one of my favorite places I have ever been in

my life.

I LOVE CAPE COD!

------ Bobby Peterson