5. FUEL SUPPLY. Water heater is fueled by propane, from the big tank at the south end of house. You should never run out, but if you do call Snow’s at 255-1090. Should the pilot light go out, re-lighting is described on the heater. Or call Snow’s. The kitchen stove is all electric.

The outdoor grill has two propane tanks available (one stored under deck), but if you run out anyhow, a refill is available on Rt. 6 in Eastham, at Atlantic Oaks Campground, 508 255 1437.

6. THE CORDLESS PHONE handset should stay in its cradle in the hallway when not used for long periods. If it loses its charge and you’re without a phone until it recharges, there is a second phone in a box in the cellar, above the workbench. This is a normal corded phone, which can be plugged into the same jack in the hall closet that the cordless uses, or, there’s another line that drops right to the dining table—just unfasten it from its mooring by climbing the loft ladder.

We do not have long-distance service. Use cell phones or phone calling cards for long distance. The 508, 617, 781, 978 area codes ARE considered local calls.

7. EMERGENCY NUMBERS:
Kraemer 781 646-4645
Avery 617 964-7629
Patsy cell 781 858-8629
Chuck cell 781 771-4404
Irwin cell 617 694 2984

8. THE UPSTAIRS LOFT affords extra sleeping space for up to three children or two short adults. The ladder simply tips across the hall door and rests on the gray pipe. The triangular window and skylight window both improve ventilation for the whole house and should be left open in clear weather on hot days. Do not, however, leave a window fan running in the loft when you are not there. Close both loft windows if it rains. The triangular window is kept shut by inserting a provided dowel between the window frame and the nearest rafter.

9. WOOD STOVE may be used if nights or mornings are chilly. Kindling and some logs are in cellar room to far right. Any cut firewood found outside is too big for the stove.

10. LEAF FOR TABLE, if not in the table, is behind the sofa.

11. WASHER AND DRYER in cellar. Please use lowest possible water level and temperature. If either appliance fails, call Kraemers or Averys or
Curt’s Appliance Service, 508 3493256 or 508 2556433. For operating questions for any appliance, refer to red file on the top shelf of the hall closet.

12. RECYCLING bins for deposits, non-deposit-plastic-glass-metal, and cardboard are in the cellar, clearly marked. PLEASE RINSE ALL CONTAINERS THOROUGHLY.

13. BEWARE THE RACCOONS. At night, they'll consider any open door an invitation to come in and help themselves to edibles. Due to rabies danger, ALL raccoons ANYWHERE should be avoided. Be aware that rabies sometimes makes a wild animal TAME.

Know also the Cape woods are a haven for TICKS. If you, or your animals, venture off beaten paths, check your body and clothes afterwards to make sure you haven't become an unwitting host.

14. INTERIOR CLIMATE. Air conditioners are in place in the main room and one bedroom. Portable window fans are also provided. Curtaining off the deck windows during hot days is the best way to keep the main room cool, especially if you do it about mid-morning, before the sun starts to strike the windows. Three curtain panels, if they’re not already hanging up when you arrive, are kept in the dresser under the map. The grommets go over the pegs above the sliders. All three panels can also be folded and hung on the two innermost pegs, keeping them handy but letting in the light. On very hot days, it’s best to shut the doors to the loft.

15. ELECTRICAL OUTAGES occur on the Cape somewhat more often than "the mainland." If you have either a complete loss of power or a constant flickering of all the lights in the house and cannot reach the Kraemers or Averys, ComElectric's emergency number is 1 800 642 7070. Be ready to report the address: 135R Nauset Light Road, Eastham.

16. SATELLITE TELEVISION is free to anybody who can figure out the remote and the on-screen menu. The manual is above the phone cradle in the hallway. Starter step: on the black remote, press small red “TV” button to turn everything on.

17. INTERNET CONNECTION is by dial-up only, with a drop-down phone jack provided above the dining table and tied off near the top of the ladder. No high-speed cable has yet been strung to the area because, we are told, the National Seashore does not allow it. This despite the fact that the main access route to the neighborhood is Cable Road.

18. PLEASE WATER OUR WONDOW BOXES, POTS AND FLOWERBEDS as needed.

19. DECK UMBRELLA should be lowered when you leave and during windy weather.

20. DECK LIGHT ODDITY. The outside light over the deck and the basement stairs takes a second or two to come on. Don’t think it’s burned out. You’ll need it to get to the basement at night.

21. EARLIEST CHECK-IN TIME IS NOON. CHECK-OUT TIME is no later than 10am. A cleaning person comes between 10am and noon. Please leave the cottage as neat as you found it, and leave the key on the nail under the back porch.

22. GOOD EATS. Here are our current favorite restaurants between Orleans and Provincetown:

Eastham, Rt. 6 and Brackett Road

Friendly Fisherman. Both a grocery store and a take-out. Excellent fresh fish, bread, garden veggies, pies. At the take-out, the lobster roll is one of the best on the Cape.

Sam’s Deli. Brackett Road. Great sandwiches and other deli
delights. Highly recommended.

Finely JP’s. Near the Wellfleet line. Brand new stylish building,
good food, noisy.

(The Eastham Lobster Pool, an institution in the area now down, having failed last summer in the hands of new owners. R.I.P.)

Orleans

Land-ho. Hearty, saloon atmosphere, mix of locals and wash-ashores.

Yardarm. Good family fare, casual.

Cap'n Cass's. At Rock Harbor, famously fresh fish, lobster.

Cottage Street Bakery. Get the Dirt Bomb.

Abba. Expensive, upscale, excellent. American Mediterranean
.
Nauset Beach Club. Elegant Northern Italian.

Wellfleet

Wicked Oyster. Spare elegance, good food.

P.J.'s. For take-out.

Rookies. Family stuff, excellent pizza.

Truro

Babe’s. Middle-Eastern. Limited menu but highly recommended.

Provincetown

The Lobster Pot. Always crowded, but one of best seafood places on Cape.

Cafe Edwige. Brunch, dinner both special.

Dancing Lobster. Expensive, sophisticated.

Front Street.

Bubala’s. Good view of bay, good for kids.