>> THIS IS "CHRONICLE." ANTHONY: 4000 CANS OF BEER ON THE WALL.
>> THE BEER CAN MUSEUM.
ANTHONY: AND THE FEW FROM TURTLE CAM.
TONIGHT, GET OUT OF TOWN WITH US.
>> YOU CAN SMELL THE OCEAN, YOU CAN HEAR THE WAVES CRASHING.
IT’S REALLY SPECTACULAR.
ANTHONY: A SELF-PROPELLED TOUR ON THE RHODE ISLAND COAST.
THE TRIED AND TRUE IN ROCKHAMPTON.
IN WOODS HOLE, A CROP WITH THE KICK.
AND A GLORIOUS SUNSET.
THAT’S NEXT, ON "CHRONICLE." GOOD EVENING, THREE EASY DRIVES AHEAD.
FIRST ERIKA TARANTAL CROSSES THE BRIDGE TO CAPE COD.
SHAYNA: OUR DESTINATION, TINY VILLAGE OF WOODS HOLE IN FALMOUTH.
TOURING AND TASTING HER WAY THROUGH TOWN.
ERIK 75 MILES FROM BOSTON, THE VILLAGE OF WOODS HOLE IN FALMOUTH IS OFTEN A STOPPER VISITORS TO MARTHA’S VINEYARD CATCHING THE FERRY.
BUT IT WARRANTS A STAY.
HIGH IN THE SKY BAKERY HAS SWEETENED ARRIVALS TO TOWN FOR 35 YEARS.
SHE’S BEEN OVERSEEING THE OVENS FOR 15.
>> WE MAKE EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH, BY HAND RIGHT HERE.
ERIKA: I IS ALSO KNOWN FOR INVITING GUESTS TO POP OVER ANY TIME.
>> WE ARE OPEN ALMOST AROUND-THE-CLOCK.
IN SUMMERTIME WE ARE OPEN AROUND-THE-CLOCK.
>> AND THAT WARM WELCOME WORKS.
MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE ARE SERVED YOUR BUSY DAY.
OVER TIME, THAT DEMAND MEANT A TOTAL REBUILD WAS REQUIRED.
>> FOLKS WERE COMING HERE FROM JENNER -- FOR GENERATIONS.
SOME FOLKS DON’T REALIZE WE DONE ANYTHING.
I WANTED TO HAVE THE SAME FIELD, SO IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE COMING HOME.
ERIKA: THE VILLAGE IS HOME TO HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS.
ALL PART OF THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION.
>> IF YOU WANT TO STUDY THE OCEAN, WHERE THE ENGINEERING OR JUST OCEAN RELATED, IT’S THE CREAM OF THE CROP.
ERIKA: AMY IS A ROBOTICS ENGINEER, PART OF TEAM TURTLE CAM.
STUDYING IN DANGER SEA TURTLES, ONE OF A HOST OF GLOBAL PRODUCTS THEY’VE TAKEN ON.
THERE IS TRULY NO PLACE THEY DON’T GO.
>> UP IN THE ARCTIC, GREENLAND, ALASKA.
WE HAVE VEHICLES THAT GO DOWN TO 6000 METERS AND WE FIND MISSING AIRPLANES.
ERIKA: SUMMER TOURS ALLOW FOR A GLIMPSE OF THEIR INCREDIBLE WORK.
>> IN THE SUMMERTIME YOU CAN VISIT HERE AND GET AN INSIDE PEEK AROUND THE DOG AND SEE EQUIPMENT BEING TESTED WHERE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING IN THE LAST.
ERIKA: AT THE OCEAN SCIENCE EXHIBIT CENTER, A SPLASH LEVEL IS OFTEN SET UP FOR KIDS WHO CAN ALSO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE INSIDE A DEEP OCEAN RESEARCH SUBMERSIBLE, OR LEARN
ABOUT THE DISCOVERY OF TITANIC.
FOR FAMILY FUN CAN BE FOUND ALONG THE SHINING SEA LIKE, AN 11 MILE SCENIC PATH.
THE NAME IS IN HONOR OF KATHERINE LEE BATES, WHO WAS BORN HERE IN FALMOUTH.
SHE WROTE "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL," AND YOU KNOW THE LINE, FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA.
QUESTAR 12 WATERFRONT RESTAURANTS.
>> THE AWARD-WINNING WOODS HOLE IN WAS OPENED TWO YEARS AGO.
>> WE ARE HERE IN WOODS HOLE WHICH IS THE PASSAGE OF WATER HERE AND THIS IS THE NEXT PASSAGE, ABOUT SEVEN MILES THAT WAY.
LOCAL FISHERMEN USE IT AS ONE OF THE BEST FISHING HOLES AROUND.
BUT THE CHEF CHANGES HIS MENU BASED ON THE VOCAL CATCH, BUT LONGTIME LAND FAVORITES INCLUDE THEIR CHEESE AND CHARCUTERIE BOARD AND P CANDY, PORK DELI DIPPED IN MEIKLE’S ARE UP AND
COATED WITH BROWN SUGAR AND SPICES.
-- DIPPED IN MAPLE SYRUP.
THESE ARE THE CAULIFLOWER FRITTERS WITH COCONUT A ONLY AND CRISPY BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH PARMESAN CHEESE.
WOODS HOLE IS BECOMING A REALLY INTERESTING DESTINATION.
THE BIG CITY HAS COME TO THE LITTLE TOWN.
>> HE CAME FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.
>> I CAME HERE TO BE A STUDENT AT WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC AND M.I.T..
ERIKA: IN HIS RETIREMENT, HE STARTED A HOT LITTLE BUSINESS.
>> IS A HOBBY GONE WILD.
IN 2012 MY SON BROUGHT HOME SOME HOT SAUCE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE STARTED TASTING IT AND IT WAS REALLY HOT.
WHAT MADE IT SO HOT, WE FOUND OUT THE HOTTEST CHILI PEPPER AT THE TIME WAS SOMETHING CALLED THE GHOST PEPPER.
I SAID I BET I CAN GROW IT.
ERIKA: BEFORE LONG, HE HAD MORE CHILI PAPERS -- CHILI PEPPERS AND HE KNEW WHAT TO DO WITH.
>> WOULD CONCENTRATE ON GROWING SUPER HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND EXOTIC ONES.
>> OVER 100 VARIETIES, FROM MILD TO WILD ARE GROWING ON THIS MICROFORMAT HIS HOUSE.
THEY USE THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM HOT SAUCE TO JELLIES AND EVEN CHOCOLATES.
AND YES, THEY CONTAIN THE WORLDS HOTTEST PEPPER, WHICH IS NO LONGER THE GHOST PEPPER.
>> THE NEW HOTTEST CHILI PEPPER IS THE CAROLINA REAPER.
ERIKA: TAKE A BITE, AND BE WARNED.
TWO PEOPLE CRY?
>> YES.
ERIKA: NOT TOO MUCH.
THE ROCKET FUEL HAD MORE FIRE.
>> FIRST TO GET THE FLAVOR, THERE IT IS.
GET ANOTHER CHIP AND TAKE SOME OF THIS.
ERIKA: THE CHOCOLATES ARE PAIRED WITH COPY ARE RED -- OR RED WINE.
>> IT IS SELF-LIMITING.
ERIKA: IT’S DEFINITELY SELF-LIMITED.
HIS KNOWLEDGE AND SEEMINGLY ENDLESS AND HE’S HAPPY TO HOST PUBLIC TOURS AND SHARE TECHNIQUES.
>> WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE EVER SEE, HOW CAN I DO THIS IN MY YARD?
AND WE CAN HELP THEM DO THAT.
ERIKA: AND STOP FOR A MOMENTO, A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST, JOY STRETTON LIVES AND WORKS ABOVE UNDER THE SUN, A SHOP SHE OPENED IN 1974.
>> IT’S A CONSIGNMENT ARTS AND CRAFT STORE OF LOCAL PEOPLE.
THE ARTISTS WOULD BRING THEIR LOCAL WORK IN.
I’VE GOT EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN IN HERE.
ERA: GIVE SELECTIONS INCLUDE STAINED GLASS, AND MUCH MORE.
MEANTIME, AS THE SUN SETS HERE, EVERYTHING TAKES ON NEW BEAUTY.
WE SPOT A REMINDER THAT THERE ARE DESTINATIONS BEYOND, BUT THERE’S NO NEED TO RUSH OUT OF WOODS HOLE, WHERE THERE IS CLEARLY SO MUCH TO TAKE IN.
SHAYNA: AND THERE IS SOME BIG NEWS OUT OF WOODS HOLE.
A $60 MILLION PROJECT IS UNDERWAY AT THE STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY.
LAST YEAR THEY TORE DOWN THE OLD TERMINAL AND THEY ARE BUILDING A NEW TERMINAL OVER VERY STAGES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
ANTHONY: AND THE TURTLE CAM SHOWS THAT THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN FAIRY CHANNELS.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BE TABLED UP AND FISHING LINES.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THEIR DIET CONSISTS OF HUNDREDS OF JELLYFISH PER HOUR.
SHAYNA: ENJOY OCEAN BREEZES AND A BIKE RIDE ON A VERY COOL CONTRAPTION.
>> WE ARE ON 450