Blogs from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 9

As holidays go, this was a fabulous one. As extended weekends go, this was absolutely top-notch. 9th July being our wedding anniversary, we decided to take our much-awaited holiday this weekend. The celebrations started on Friday night itself with the Cambridge Dance Party which is a free dance party in Central Square for all Cambridge residents. The music was good and it was a lot of fun. Day 1 - Action Packed adventures , lots of ocean and some lazing From Beantown to P-town We got up early in the morning to catch our ferry from Boston Harbour to Provincetown, which is at the tip of Cape Cod (See map). I highly recommend this fast ferry to anybody not wishing to drive to the cape.(www.bostonharborcruises.com) Its very comfortable and full of all amenities. Most importantly ... read more

I awoke this morning, slowly, to the sound of a fan going 'round and 'round. Moments later, Dave staggers into my bedroom and loudly proclaims that he'd like to kill himself. What? Huh? Oh yeah, another night out and none of us got ass. What is this, February? Then the night came back to me, seeing how we only went to bed a few hours ago anyways. You see, in the summer time, we don't sleep, we just take short naps between working and drinking. I sit up in bed and survey the wreckage: my cousin Brion, groggy and on my floor, my roommate Collin smoking on the back porch, our friend Sarah, comatose on the pullout couch. There was the Beachcomber in Wellfleet last night. I showed up around midnight, as I had to ... read more

Well, if you've read this far, you must be wondering if our family of five was able to do all that for under $1500. The truth is, I came in slightly overbudget but I was pretty darn close. The grand total worked out to be: $1556.04. Friday's splurges on food and unplanned attractions put me $56 over budget. But I guess the most important part is, I don't feel like we skimped on anything. We had a great time and I hope I've inspired others to get out there with their kids and travel. For those of you who are interested here is the final breakdown of what we spent and where we spent it: Lodging: $600 Condo rental Gas/tolls: $210.00 Details: $42 Fill up before hand $39 Fill up on road $30 Fill up in ... 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

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