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Having lived on Cape Cod since 1985, I have learned
to love this wonderful part of Massachusetts that sticks out into
the ocean. I was heavily involved in the hospitality business
and met many visitors who agreed with me that Cape Cod is not only a
great place to visit...they also wished they lived there!
Equally abundant with history and scenic vistas, it
is not uncommon to find buildings that date pre-1776. One such
home is 101 years older than the Declaration of Independence!
New England is filled with colonial history, of
course, and you don't have to come all the way to Cape Cod to find
some, but it is there. It's not only colonial history,
however. From President Grover Cleveland's personal train
station in Bourne, to the Kennedy Compound and the J.F.K. Cape Cod
Museum, to the church where the current governor of California got
married, all in Hyannis and Hyannisport, it's all here.
But that's not all we have. Surrounded by
water, (the Atlantic Ocean to our east and north, Nantucket and
Vineyard Sounds to our south, Buzzard's Bay, the Cape Cod Canal and Cape Cod Bay to
our west) it only makes sense that Cape Cod gets its identity
from the sea. The Cape offers a plethora of maritime
activities so there are plenty of ways to get that salt mist in your
hair and beach sand in your shoes. From whale watching at the
Cape's tip, to surfcasting for your dinner along the back shore, to
a sailing adventure out on the open sea, Cape Cod is waiting for
you. To 4-wheeling among the sand dunes, to a sunset picnic
along Cape Cod bay, to a ferry crossing over to Martha's Vineyard or
Nantucket, salt water is everywhere you look.
With distinct regions, each with their own
attractiveness, Cape Cod is too much of an area to be understood in
less than 5 days. Anything less would be like visiting a fresh
bakery and only taking in the aromas. You come away with a
certain degree of familiarity with the place but you can't really
know it.
Experiencing Cape Cod properly, requires you to
sleep here and to awaken to a Cape Cod morning, to eat breakfast where the locals eat
and to dine on the fruits of the sea.
While the majority of desirable activities on "The
Cape" are outdoors, seaside and nature related, there is a chance,
however slight, that inclement weather may dampen your plans.
If this should occur while you are "on-Cape" this guide was written
to answer that proverbial question: "What do you want to do, now?"
The scope of this guide is Cape Cod, from the
Sagamore and Bourne Bridges to Provincetown. Any town or
activity on the mainland side of the bridges is, by definition,
"off-Cape" and is not referenced in this guide. Simply put, we
had to draw a line in the sand somewhere and luckily, the Army Corps
of Engineers did it for us when they completed the Cape Cod Canal,
in its present configuration, back in 1940. (FYI: The
Cape Cod Canal is the widest sea-level canal in the world!)
I hope you benefit from and can appreciate the
effort that went into compiling this directory. If you have
any questions or comments about it, we'd love to hear from you.
editor@capecodrainyday.info
Sincerely,
Armand Audette
www.audetteinternet.com
www.eightdollarwebhosting.com
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