cape cod day 3

on our last morning on the cape, we drove to chatham in the hopes of seeing some seals. and did we ever see some seals. there were tons of them swimming around and showing off...adorable.

after watching the seals, we drove downtown and had a lovely lunch and then we hit the road to come back to new york. it was a perfect long weekend.

k

cape cod day 2 (part 3)

perhaps my favorite part of the trip came next. we decided to drive down to the beach to watch the sun set over the ocean. i will never forget how peaceful i felt standing there in the surf with a glass of good wine just listening and looking.

after that, we drove drove to wellfleet and had dinner at moby dick's and then we went to the drive-in movie theater to see "julie and julia" which was the perfect ending to a perfect day.

k

cape cod day 2 (part 2)

after ptown, we got in the car and stopped in truro to check out truro vineyards (we love wine nearly as much as we love ghosts). we had a lovely time at the tasting and then bought a bottle and some cheese and spent a lovely hour drinking, eating, and relaxing.

while we were in truro, we also stopped by horton's campground where my mom spent her summers when she was a kid. surprise, mom! :)

next, we went to the highland light to see the lighthouse and the view. GORGEOUS!

i'm still not over that hawk. amazing.

k

cape cod day 2 (part 1)

on our second day, we got up and decided to spend the morning in provincetown (or ptown as it's lovingly called).  we spent the morning just walking around and watching people and their dogs. and we did a little shopping, too.

i know that i went a little crazy with the dog pictures, but they were so cute i couldn't stand it. also, if you're ever in ptown, go to the purple feather and get some of their gelato. it's the best i've ever had.

k

cape cod day 1 (part 3)

that evening, lisa and i decided to go on a haunted tour of barnstable. we are both rather obsessed with the paranormal and anything that has to do with ghosts, so this seemed the perfect activity for our first full evening in the cape. we met up with about 8 other people and spent the next three hours walking through a pitch-black cemetery (where i fell on my ass. HARD.), an old jail, and a couple of other "haunted" buildings. and while we didn't see anything out of the ordinary, we were both creeped out the entire time. we definitely got our money's worth.

barnstable just might be the cutest town i have ever been. i will definitely be going back someday - in the daylight.

k

cape cod day 1 (part 2)

after the salt marsh and lunch at a crab shack, we got in the car and drove to hyannisport. we walked around the harbor for awhile and then decided to take a boat tour of nantucket sound where we saw lots of sailboats and the kennedy compound. on the way back, we went right past the "mya", senator ted kennedy's sailboat.

it was a gorgeous day.

k

cape cod day 1 (part 1)

on our first full day in cape cod, we spent the morning in the salt marsh in eastham. not having any set plans or any idea what to expect, we just parked the car and started walking. when we got down there, all we were saw was water and some swans. not disappointing, but not exciting either. but then we found a trail and decided to take it. as we were walking, we came across an old man on a bike who stopped us and asked where we were from. before either of us had a chance to answer, he said, "oh, you must be from new york city." we were amazed. when we asked him how he knew, he just smirked and said that he could "just tell". hmmmmm. well, after chatting with him for awhile he let us know that if we continued to follow the trail, we would come across a really beautiful overlook. so we took it. the trail led through a wooded area that was hilly, so it seemed that we were hiking. not a big deal, but anyone who knows me knows that hiking is like a four-letter word to me. but i did it because i really wanted to see what was up there. and boy were we rewarded. here are some of the pictures i took of the marsh and the views.

as we were walking back down the trail and out of the woods, we came across a young family. the father took one look at us and said, "boy, i feel underdressed".  that's when lisa and i looked at each other and realized that most people don't go hiking in skirts, dresses, scarves, and jewelry. no wonder that guy thought we were from new york.

k

road trip

as i mentioned in my last post, my roommate lisa and i drove to cape cod last weekend. and we had a blast. after a very long car ride (some of which was spent behind this guy who was wearing the most amazing t-shirt i've ever seen) we finally ended up at our hotel around 11:00 pm.

since we were so psyched to be there, we didn't let the hour deter us and we got in the car and drove to the beach. and even though it was freezing, the full moon made it so worth it.

more about our adventures to come next week.

k