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| Watch out for whales |
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| We were touring around Cape Cod for the day. Our first stop was in Harwitch Port where we hoped to go on the Cap'n Kids fishing charter. The kids had been bugging me to go fishing and this short charter geared to kids seemed like a perfect fit. Unfortunately it had been raining off and on and with it still not being the busy season, the captain decided he was not going out for the day - bummer. |
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| We drove to Chatham on the east coast of Cape Cod. It's a cute town with a picturesque beach area. |
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| Pendleton rescue |
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| There were a bunch of seals swimming in the bay and lounging on the beach across the bay |
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| The kids had enough site seeing. It was time for more mini golf. This was a really nice place called Cape Escape in Orleans. |
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| When you finish you get some food to feed the fish. All the kids seemed to love it. |
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| Across the street for some ice cream at Mandy's Cape Creamery |
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| So many flavors to choose from |
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| Next door at the Cape Tradewinds variety store there was every possible flavor of salt water taffy |
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| Plenty of junk to check out |
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| Snacks for the road |
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| The Schoolhouse Museum in Eastham - it had limited operating hours and was not open when we were there |
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| Salt Pond Visitor Center...gateway to the Cape Cod National Seashore |
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| The visitor center was really nice. It had some nice exhibits and films. |
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| Cape Cod is cranberry country |
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| There was a nice bike trail from the visitor center to the beach |
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| The Mayflower landed on Cape Cod before continuing on to Plymouth |
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| The Outermost House |
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| Adam was more interested in building a castle |
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| These surfers arrived in wetsuits and headed into the fog and the waves |
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| Oops...Adam accidently turned on the shower and got soaked |
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| Marconi made the first transatlantic wireless transmission from the Cape Cod seashore |
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| Provincetown |
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| Pilgrim Monument |
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| Race Point Beach |
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| Provincetown |
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| Dinner at Lobster Pot |
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| Pumpkin bread, cappuccino, clam chowder, portuguese soup, and lobster bisque |
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| Blackened Tuna Sashimi and Lobster Ravioli |
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| Pilgrim Monument at night |
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| On to Boston |
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| Tired after a long day |
Sunday June 12, 2011
This was our second day on Cape Cod. We spent the entire first day on the "Around the Sound" tour of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard and now we were looking forward to seeing more of Cape Cod proper.
The kids had been bugging us to go fishing so when we saw the flyer for Cap'N Kids charter fishing we thought it was perfect. We knew the weather wasn't perfect but we were still willing to go. Unfortunately, the captain didn't feel like there was enough interest to take the boat out given the weather and the fact that tourist season hadn't really started. He enthusiastically told us that he would be going out the following weekend, but that didn't do us any good.
We regrouped and drove along looking at the sites. We stopped in Chatham and got out to walk on the beach. It was a nice big beach and seemed to be a popular tourist destination. We enjoyed seeing seals playing in the bay and relaxing on the far shore.
The kids were getting restless. It "had been days since they did anything fun (like minigolf)" so when we passed the Cape Escape minigolf place they started screeching and we stopped to play a round. It was a nice course and the kids especially liked feeding the fish. After golf we went across the street for some ice cream and to look at some stuff in souvenir store.
We continued on and then stopped in Eastham at the Salt Pond Visitor Center for the Cape Cod National Seashore. It was a nice visitor center and we spent some time watching a movie and looking at the exhibits. There was a great bike trail to the beach with lots of nice views and things to look at along the way.
We drove on to Provincetown (or P-Town as it is known). It's a cute town and a big tourist destination. There was enough activity to make things fun, but it wasn't too crowded. We walked around some and had some delicious food at the Lobster Pot restaurant.
It was dark when we got done eating and getting late. We set course for the Hampton Inn in Cambridge just outside of Boston.
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