Having grown up in a family that values two things above all others, travel and education, I have done a considerable amount of traveling by both land and sea. At age seven, my mom and dad packed up the station wagon with my 11-year-old sister and I, and headed west for a 6-week road trip [...]
As if on cue, this flock of wild turkeys arrived in our yard a few weeks ago. Not God’s brightest creatures, they seem undaunted by Casey or cars buzzing down the street. One afternoon, Rich had to assist one from the middle of the road by literally picking it up and carrying it! We thought [...]
Rich and I pulled into the Chatham Fish Pier on a recent afternoon road trip to watch the fisherman unload their haul for the day. We saw dogfish, cod, and flounder, not an unusual array from the chilly Atlantic waters off Cape Cod.
Cape Cod is an enigma. A peninsula in origin, it effectively became an island separated from the mainland by the creation of the Cape Cod Canal. For most of us who now call the Cape home, although we are connected by the Sagamore and Bourne bridges, we still refer to going off Cape as “going [...]
If you are looking for a fun and FREE late afternoon activity this summer, why not take in the Chatham Fish Pier. One of the most photographed spots on Cape Cod, the Fish Pier is located at 54 Barcliff Avenue Extension, just off of Shore Road in Chatham, a quarter mile south of the Route [...]
Sebastian Junger, author of “The Perfect Storm” and a Truro homeowner, told a radio interviewer that he came across a piece of a ship’s hull near Ballston Beach in Truro last Friday. But when a park ranger went out to examine the wreck, there was nothing to be found.
The Tall Ships are returning to Boston Harbor this year and tours of the vessels are free! Why not combine a peaceful getaway to Cape Cod with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the spectacular Tall Ships on their trans-Atlantic journey? Boston Harbor is less than an hour’s drive from Cape Cod, making a daytrip to [...]
On July 2, the newest section of the Shining Sea Bikeway will officially open with a dedication ceremony, but already hundreds of people are riding, running and walking it each day. This new stretch of pavement is less than eight miles long but the existing bike path nearly 11 miles, from County Road in North [...]
Coast Guard Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod may lack the tropical temperature of a Hawaiian beach, but according to “Dr. Beach” Stephen P. Leatherman, it’s good enough to make his 2009 list of top 10 beaches. Coast Guard Beach comes in at the No. 9 spot.
According to an article by the Associated Press, right whales have plenty to celebrate this Mother’s Day – the sea moms gave birth to a record 39 calves this spring. The New England Aquarium said Friday that the birth surge breaks the old record of 31 and shows much improvement from 2000, when only one [...]