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Religion has been an important part of the process. Thomas, a onetime Catholic seminarian, and his wife Virginia regularly attend Sunday services at Truro Episcopal Church in Fairfax, Va. Unlike the Scalias, and O'Connor and her husband, they are absent from the Washington social scene. Since he joined the court, Thomas has attended only two public events, a Horatio Alger Awards dinner and a state dinner at the White House. In May he canceled an appearance at New Jersey's Seton Hall law school after he was warned of a possible demonstration against him. Remembering her own embarrassment when...
Wellfleet, Truro, and Orleans have some of the nicest beaches on the Cape. Orleans, which is about 40 minutes by car from P-town, has a small town center with a first-run movie theater, a couple of really good restaurants, motels, and--my favorite--a bed-and-breakfast...
Wellfleet and Truro are next to each other and about 20 minutes from Provincetown. Wellfleet has a drive-in movie theater (as well as an indoor one), a miniature golf course and a town center with antique shops, clothing stores and a couple of small, mediocre restaurants. But even in these places, like everywhere on the Cape, you can always get a good bowl of clam chowder. The Lighthouse, a restaurant in the center of Wellfleet, is worth a visit, though mostly for its friendly service and delicious blueberry pancakes...
...Although Truro does not have much of a town center (the main street is about 200 yards long), its beaches are by far the best along the Cape. In the summer, residents flock to Truro's sands and sit on line for hours waiting for a parking space in its small lots...
...April, however, there are few swimmers, but couples, readers and sun-worshippers roam Truro's sands in the brisk breezes and 60-degree weather all the same. So, if you can't afford the Bahamas, remember, the less-crowded beaches make it better at the Cape...