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As an overplanning nut, I had many more potential activites to do with my kids that we didn't have the time or budget to fit in. I guess I'll just have to plan another trip to Cape Cod to finish them! Here's a list of additional activities you might try with your children: 1. Cape Cod Baseball (www.capecodbaseball.org). There are free games all summer long at various locations around the Cape. If you think your kids are too young to sit through a whole ballgame (mine would be), you might give them a taste of Cape Cod baseball by having them participate in one of the baseball clinics for kids ages 6 and up that run throughout the summer. Most programs go for 5 days (M-F), a few hours a day. The Brewster Whitecaps (www.brewsterwhitecaps.com) offer ... read more


Well, we're in the car driving back to Buffalo as I type my last few entries. My husband hooked up the laptop to his cell phone so I could feed my internet obsession during the 8 1/2 hour ride home. This morning we checked out of our condo by 10am. I took parting pictures like I promised and posted them under "Accommodations." After check out we headed back to Plimoth Plantation. I think I mentioned earlier that you get a two day pass for the cost of admission. What I didn't realize last Saturday is the pass is supposed to be for two consecutive days. I noticed that fine print written on the ticket last night when we were planning our final day. I decided to call customer service and explain the situation. Thankfully I got ... read more
Mayflower II

North America » United States » Massachusetts » Boston June 29th 2007

Good Morning, I don't think that I have been up this early in a long long time! I headed off to Logan Airport to catch an 8:20 flight to London, than it's off to India on a 9:20pm flight! It's going to be a long day of travelling, but I'm really looking forward to meeting the other students and medical staff at the program site. So Bon Voyage....My next entry will be from the other side of the planet! Happy Friday and cheers for 4 weeks off! ... read more


Day 7 was the last full day of our vacation before we start travelling home. I was determined to get to see the JFK Museum (on the inside today). Also, while looking through the Kids on the Cape travel magazine (found in local store foyers) I came across a coupon for the HyLine Harbor Sightseeing Cruise. Usually the cost of the cruise is $14/adults and $7/children. The coupon said kids ride free and $2 off adult admission. With three kids, I thought that was a great deal. So even though I hadn't originally planned on doing this excursion, I decided to fit it in. The big draw to the Harbor Sightseeing Cruise is it's really your best shot of seeing the Kennedy Compound if that sort of thing interests you. Their home is secluded and can't ... read more
JFK Museum

North America » United States » Massachusetts » Boston June 28th 2007

Hey finally photos!! only took me long enough to figure out how to get them on here. Please go back a couple of entries and have a look as ive divided the photos of New York between the last two. So arrived in Boston on Mon 25th, on the Fungwa Bus from Chinatown, Ny only $15 so a bargain. Took 4 hours but seemed to be here in no time. Have to ditch some stuff from this backpack of mine, my back was killing me by the time i got to the hostel, after two subway rides and a lot of walking, so ill be leaving some stuff behind in Boston. Dont ask me what though!! My first impressions of Boston were good, probably because i came from New York!! You can walk down the ... read more
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The local weather channels had been warning all week that we'd have severe thuderstorms Thursday. So I saved all of the indoor activities I wanted to do until today. I really wanted to window shop at Mashpee Commons a large outdoor mall with lots of interesting boutiques. I figured if it was raining too hard, I could just duck into another store. I also knew that my children would not want to participate in such an activity. Conveniently, the Cape Cod Children's Museum (www.capecodchildrensmuseum.org) is also located in Mashpee. So my husband dropped me off at the Commons and took the kids to the Children's Museum to run off some energy. The kids really seemed to enjoy it. I asked my husband if he thought it was worth the cost of admission ($6 for adults and ... read more
Searching for shells

North America » United States » Massachusetts » Boston June 27th 2007

Phew, it's hot here in Boston - it's probably around 35 degrees, but it's not dry like in Las Vegas, so you feel it more. Having lived almost nocturnally in Las Vegas, my bodyclock was not exactly properly calibrated. An overnight flight to Boston (I can't sleep on planes) sent it completely haywire. When I arrived at the hostel in Boston at 9am, I decided to have a nap; and then got up at 5pm. A day completely wasted. Of course, I couldn't sleep the following night and the obese, smelly Persian guy in my dorm - who proved the theory that the bigger they come, the louder they snore - didn't exactly help matters. My mood wasn't helped when I discovered my overspending in Vegas meant that I can only spend a paltry US$28 a ... read more
Back Bay
Beacon Hill
Fenway Park


They say no visit to Cape Cod is complete without a visit to one of the islands; Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket. We chose to do Martha's Vineyard on this trip for several reasons: the ferry ride was shorter, there was more to do with young children, and the ferry tickets were cheaper. We left the condo around 7am this morning, drove into Falmouth and parked, then took a bus to the ferry terminal in Wood's Hole. We were a little early getting to the terminal, which is what I planned because I wanted to try out this great little bakery called Pie in the Sky (www.woodshole.com/pie) for breakfast. Pie in the Sky is just up the hill from the ferry terminal. I had read wonderful things online about this little place and it didn't disappoint. They ... read more
Martha's Vineyard


We have had fanstastic weather this week on Cape Cod. The last few days have been a regular heat wave. The family was all exhausted after the whale watching trip so we slept in on Day 4. I let the husband sleep until 10:30, after all it's his vacation too! When everyone was finally up, we walked across the street to Craigville Beach. The kids really enjoyed running in and out of the water and trying to build sandcastles. Craigville Beach is one of the nicer beaches on the Cape from what I've read on Tripadvisor.com, and I can see why. It's pretty large, there are lifeguards on duty (several of them spread out along the shore), plenty of parking, and two snack shops if you get the munchies. The beach is located on Nantucket Sound ... read more
Pirate's Cove




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