Cape Cod

...Cape Cod

N. Truro, Hyannis port and P-town

On my first visit to Cape Cod, back in 2008, my first year of retirement, I traveled by RV, but without a toad (that's a tow car, for you non-RVers), so I didn't have the ability to scout out the area like I do now. As a result, I missed one of the most pleasureable spots on Cape Cod: the Cape Cod National Seashore. This time, I spent most of my days there. Talk about gorgeous beaches.

Ironically, and sadly, soon after that first year of travel, my computer crashed, and I hadn't yet backed up my photos of the Cape to a thumb drive, so this trip, 9 years later, had a double-purpose: to see what I didn't get to see on the first trip and to retake the pictures I lost.

Highland Lighthouse, North Truro, was erected in 1857 and overlooks the Cape Cod National Seashore.

The Piping Plover is a small shorebird whose nesting grounds are protected on the national seashore. Signs and either fences or ropes are used to prohibit visitors from trampling the dunes on which the birds nest.

Beach roses, not usually called by its official name of Rosa rugosa, cover the dunes in the spring on Cape Cod.

From Herring Cove Beach, part of the Cape Cod National Seashore, one has a view of the distant Race Point Lighthouse.

Coast Guard Beach is in North Truro and is part of the Cape Cod Natl Seashore.

Herring Cove Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore

A snack bar and restrooms are provided at this Herring Cove pavillion. The beach is near the town of Provincetown at the end of the Highway 6 east.

Ironically, it's easier to see the heart of Provincetown WITHOUT a car. On my previous trip, I relied on the shuttle to get me into the old town section. This time, I stayed on the outskirts, visiting the view of P-town from Cape Cod Bay and also taking in Pilgrim's First Landing, a park at the very west end of the town that commemorates the historical landing. Also, a 1.5-mile breakwater, seen here, cuts through the bay toward Long Point and Long Point Lighthouse, seen in the distance.

A North Truro church and cemetery

Algae may not be the most appealing part of the ocean, but it's certainly a striking color!

It's extremely hard for me to watch a sunset and not take pictures. I say to myself, put the camera away and just enjoy the beauty. But everytime, up comes the camera, and I say, "Just one more shot."

A view of Provincetown from the Pilgrim's First Landing park. The monument to the left is the Pilgrim Monument. Wonderful views can be had from the top of the all-granite structure. It rises just over 250 feet and commemorates the Pilgrim's landing in November, 1620.

This picture and a couple below were taken from Highway 6A looking across Cape Cod Bay toward the town of Provincetown. A favorite past time is walking the sand bars...at low tide.

A row of quaint boutiques line the harbor at Hyannis Port capturing the interest of tourists awaiting the ferries bound for Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

If interested, you can "continue the journey" on to Martha's Vineyard.

Or, you can return to the Massachusetts home page.

How satisfying it would be to know the history behind this old abandoned house. I picture it lived in by someone like my daddy who tinkers with wood. He would have, with heart and dedication, made the window boxes, the chairs, the bench, the birdhouse and certainly the old wooden railroad car that sits atop the pole.

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The remaining shots of the charming Hyannis harbor were taken from the ferry as it leaves for Martha's Vineyard, an approximate one-hour ride.