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place over a whiskey sour, a shrimp cocktail, and a slice of fish. The visitor 

 who wants a break from Swope food or who learns that no meals are served 

 there on Sundays may head for the Black Duck Restaurant for breakfast or 

 brunch. There one can sit down to a gigantic meal next to the water and 

 watch the occasional ducks, or gulls, or on a warm summer's day a 

 well-behaved mother skunk and baby as they scurry under the dock. Or one 

 can go to the Fishmonger for an ice cream cone. Or the Food Buoy for a 

 yogurt, soda, and candy bar. Or to the liquor store. There are other, more 

 tourist-oriented places as well. Other times call for a group invasion of the 

 Captain Kidd Bar — with its unique mixture of sailors, tourists, and scien- 

 tists—for a restoring libation after a particularly tedious or inspiring lecture, 

 or for no reason at all. 



After such a busy day, especially the young folk and teenagers may want 

 to take in a movie. If the MBL is not showing one or if it is too familiar, one 

 can head for Falmouth. Groups used to hop the train or take a bus, or even 



