Blogs from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, North America


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Mature Meanderers
October 10th 2011

FAREWELL TO EUROPE FOR NOW Koln was a city not to be missed. Originally founded by the Romans, it is one of the oldest towns in Germany. Koln has housed 12 Romanesque churches as well as the famous Gothic cathedral. We were fortunate to get the last MH site available at the Stellplatz on the Rhine in Koln and found the tram/underground station right across the street, so we were able to take a quick ride into Koln. As we emerged from the underground, as though by magic, there was the Dom immediately above us. Not only did we explore the Dom,but were able to find many buildings from the 'old town' with surprising historical stories. Whenever we're visiting cities with a lot to see, we take lunch, coffee, etc. and are able to soak up ... read more




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Syriana
October 5th 2011

Nach ca einer Stunde erreichen wir Cape Cod, Massachusetts wo wir jedoch erst gegen 19 Uhr bei unseren Couchsurfern Jonathan und Jaimie erwartet werden. Trotz durchwachsenem Wetter fahren wir über die ganze Halbinsel bis zum äußersten Zipfel- nach Provincetown, der Schwulenmetropole der Ostküste. 80 Prozent der Hausbesitzer in diesem 3200 Seelen Dorf sollen hier homosexuell sein, sagt mein Reiseführer. Dementsprechend liberal, bunt und schrill zeigt sich "P-Town" uns trotz Nieselregen. Außer jeder Menge Händchenhaltender Männer in zu engen Hosen laufen dort jedoch hauptsächlich Touristen im Rentenalter herum. Es gibt lauter witzige bis bescheuerte Läden ( zum Beispiel eine Bäckerei für Hundeleckerli) und kleine Cafés und Gallerien mit mehr oder weniger "Kunst". Dank dem bescheidenen Wetter machen wir nur einen kurzen Spaziergang durch die Straßen von P-Town und über den ... read more




9/18/11 - Cape Cod

Published: September 24th 2011North America » United States » Massachusetts » Cape Cod
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Shelby T
September 18th 2011

9/18/11 - Sunday - Cape Cod We are still at Bay View in Bourne, MA. Shelby & Jack cooked breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs, and sausage. Later we went all the way out on Cape Cod to Provincetown, MA. We saw seals right next to shore and found two small starfish on the beach. Went to the Pilgrims Memorial which is 253 feet tall made of granite which makes it the tallest granite structure in the USA. Aleta's most delicious vegetable, chicken, beef soup and Jack's fried cornbread was for supper. ... read more




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Shelby T
September 16th 2011

Friday 9/16/11 - Great sunny morning. Traveling to Bourne,MA today. We are going through New York and there are many State Troopers on the roads today. Reached Bay View RV Park, nice park with big lots. We are in site 266, with Jack and Barbara right next door. Relaxed until time to square dance at Cape Cod Twirlers. Had a good time, was all plus club. There were three callers there, Charlie Trapp, Mike - now lives in Tenn and knows Gene Aldridge, and a Kevin. After the dance we, Aleta and Shelby; went to McDonalds, got supper and took it back to the motorhome.... read more




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Shelby T
September 15th 2011

Left out at 10:30am heading closer to Maine. Next stop is Bourne, MA on Cape Cod. Crossed into Delaware about 12:30pm and then into Pennsylvania. At Quakertown the temp has dropped to 63 degrees and is very cloudy. Stopped for the night in Matamoras at Tri-State RV Park. Not a very nice park, but only there for one night - $36.00. Had hamburger helper and salad at Jack & Barbara's tonight. Whop biscuits rounded out the meal.... read more






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Beths Pathfinders trip
August 17th 2011

This morning I borrowed Mike's road bike and decided to explore the Shining Sea Bikeway, a 17km bike path along a disused railway which runs from Woods Hole to North Falmouth through some beautiful scenery. Unfortunately we couldn't get the seat to go down, so I just had to make do with stretching my legs a little bit with each pedal. This started out fine, but after 4hrs was getting a bit painful. In North Falmouth I decided to take a 5km detour off the path to Old Silver Beach. When I got there there were cars queuing for ages to get into the car park, so I very smugly cycled past. The beach was horribly crowded though, with barely enough room to sit, so after a quick Oreos ice cream I hopped back on my ... read more




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Beths Pathfinders trip
August 16th 2011

Most horrific day of travelling so far. Luckily one of Judith's housemates drove me to the train station, so that saved me a trek, but from there: Train to NY Penn station Walk to Megabus station Bus to Providence, RI Walk to Greyhound bus station Bus to Peter Pan Bus station Bus to Bourne, MA Bus to Woods Hole, Cape Cod I can safely say that American public transport is the worst I've ever been on! Also, all the bus stations were pretty shady. I soon realised in Providence that only the homeless people go indoors - everyone else sits outside in the rain. Anyway, I eventually reached Cape Cod and was met by my next host, Mike Bennet. Mike is a neuroscience professor who works partly at one of the marine institutes in Woods Hole, ... read more




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Skov2
July 23rd 2011

Vi kunne ikke komme hurtigt nok afsted fra dette motel. Men Morten ville dog lige forbi og have sin morgenmad, når vi nu havde betalt for det. Men endnu engang et minus til stedet.... der var ikke mere morgenmad tilbage! Cape Cod er en lille halvø syd for Boston og øst for New York. Det er her folk fra Boston og New York tager hen på ferie og weekend. Pga varmen var der bare overfyldt på Cape Cod. Vi ville gerne ud på spidsen for at røre ved Atlanterhavet, men idet jeg står ud begynder det for alvor at regne. Nå, ja det har kun regnet to gange på denne tur og det var når vi ikke havde brug for det - ved Six Flag og her ved stranden, hvor drengene gerne ville prøve at surfe. ... read more




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Skov2
July 22nd 2011

Vi bestemte os for at forlade New York og tage ud til vandet på østkysten, da der var over 40 grader i NY. Dog skulle vi lige forbi Hollister og Urban Outfitters inden vi forlod the Big Apple. Hollister blev droppet, da der var lang kø ud på gaden, men Nikolaj var heldig at få sin længe ønskede Obey kasket i Urban Outfitters. Vi ville til Cape Cod for at tilbringe et par dage ved kysten med surfing. Derefter gik turen ellers mod Cape Cod, hvor vi startede med at køre hele vejen op igennem Manhattan. Vi kom bla igennem Harlem. Hele dagen gik med at køre langs kysten til Cape Cod. Vi spiste frokost i Greenwich undervejs, hvor vi på et fjernsyn så den frygtelige tragedie i Norge. Vi måtte lige kigge en ekstra gang ... read more




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Skyedude
June 29th 2011

On Friday, June 24th, 2011, my mom and I arrived in Boston, and from there we drove to Cape Cod. We went to Cape Cod to go to my Cousin Rosa's wedding. It was an excuse to see nearly all of my family members on my mom's side. I saw my grandfather, my aunts and uncles, my cousins, even my cousins' kids. The final night we were there, we had a bonfire. It was also a way to break up our flight to our final destination; Spain. From the east coast we flew to Spain on an overnight flight. We landed in the Airport of Barcelona early yesterday morning. We then drove to a small beach-town nearby called Sitges. We went to my mom's friend's house in Sitges, while my mom's friend was back in California ... read more









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