Blogs from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 5

On a suggestion from John, we decided to spend the afternoon in Provincetown, which is at the end of Cape Cod. Andrew, Paul, Colleen, Scott, Oliver and I took the drive north, and I loved the scenery. There were lush forests and ocean on either side of us. Oliver snoozed the whole way up and woke only when we arrived. We just missed the Fourth of July parade. We saw men dressed as Revolutionary solidiers (complete with muskets) walk by, away from the parade site. We also saw some floats filled with girls in striped bikini bottoms and star spangled bikini tops on the way home. So, after grabbing lunch at a local diner, we decided to scope the town. Providence's local population is mostly gay, and store fronts boast rainbow flags and rainbow welcome mats. ... read more

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We thought there would be no better way to start our next bout of travel and working abroad than to go back to our second home on the Cape. And we knew from the moment we got there we had made the right decision. Three weeks with the OE guys would have been enough fun to last a lifetime and that was before the real hard work (and fun) had even began. Working 12 hour days can definately be fun depending on how much your willing to put into it. Luckily we were joined by our third muskateer this year, Claire's sister Gillian, which brought the summer to a whole new meaning and level making probably our best summer in the states. There are too many memories to put up here and too many awesome new ... read more

Day 187 (Friday 23/10/09, NJJ) Window shopping again. Some more driving. Weather was dull and grey. On to Cape Cod. Stopped at Salt Pond visitor centre then on to Nauset lighthouse. Didn't go any further along the National Seashore as it was cold, windy and dull so we left and drove to Warwick, Rhode Island. Checked into a Comfort Inn which was lovely until I found what I thought was a flea on the bed. Needless to say I asked to change rooms. We bougnt some pieces of luggage inWal Mart as we have quite a bit to carry home. Had food in Chelo's with caramel cheesecake for dessert, one of the nicest ever. ... read more

This morning we left Boston and headed off to Cape Cod. First stop this morning was the coastal town of Plymouth which is where the Pilgrims landed back in 1620. Once we secured parking for our car, we got out to do a little exploration of the area. Our first goal was to locate the Plymouth Rock, an important symbol in American History. The location of the rock was quite obvious from the moment we arrived. Along the shore, there was this structure that looked like a miniature version of the Lincoln Memorial. We all immediately knew that this is where the rock had to be. Carved into the rock was the date 1620, the year of the Pilgrims' arrival. It was much smaller than I had envisioned it to be and I could tell from ... read more