Blogs from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 4

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

The Cape in winter…..searching for lighthouses. You may need to click on a couple of the photos to enlarge. We are carefully walking with our heads down looking at the great granite boulders as we head out on the jetty in the direction of the lighthouses. The squawk of the seagulls can be heard all around, along with the swooshing of the water lapping against the jetty. We stop to look up at the sky, water, birds………we look down as we take steps on the jagged rocks. They have piled these massive granite boulders to create this walkway but you really have to pay attention to where you place your feet, as the rocks are uneven and there are gaps between the boulders. One false step and a ligament could tear or worse….a broken bone from ... read more

It must have been the first time in my life that I hadn't been glad of a free upgrade. In fact my heart positively sunk. Fresh from an eight hour bus journey from Montreal, Alexa and I had arrived in Boston ready to pick up our hire car and embark on our road trip a little further down the east coast to Cape Cod. It was coming up to 5pm and so we had reached Boston just in time to take on their legendary rush hour. To make matters worse I had never driven in the US before (let alone a major city like Boston) and had not even previously driven on the right side of the road. Imagine my dismay therefore at being informed by the car hire person that it was my lucky day...they ... read more

Sylvie, an other Ilexer from Switzerland who live in Middleboro, and me decided to go for a trip to Cape Cod. I arrived at Sylvies house on Friday at 12.30 am (00.30) after my work day. Before sleeping we had a little meeting abour our trip. We left on Friday at 10.00 am and first arrived at Sandwich, a very little town. We found a nice tea shop 'The Dunbar' where we stopped to have breakfast. 'The Dunbar' tea shop (Sandwich, MA): http://www.dunbartea.com/index.htm With a well-filled stomach we got on the road again and stopped in Orleans where we found an touristic information centre where we got information about what to see in Cape Cod. We found a nice place where to walk at Fort Hill. So we found a nice trail to do: The Red ... read more

We have a 3000+ mile journey/adventure awaiting us. We are driving from New England to the southern point of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Bill and I have been looking forward to this for a long time. We knew what we wanted years ago and have worked toward it and focused on it. Our van has been given the green light to drive that distance and pull our 12' trailer. Now, the focus is on packing...and packing...and packing. It's difficult to know what to pack now and what can wait till the last minute. I'm already missing my wine keys....they're packed. Damn. That only leaves me vodka to drink. For two people who have been downsizing and simplifying their lives for years, it's amazing how much stuff we still have. Now, before any of you freak ... read more