We typically go to the Cape in August but this year we headed up on June 19th and got back home on June 30th. We did this to accommodate the kids work schedules. It was nice being at the Cape so early - the weather was lovely and there weren't as many people as there are in August. But, now we are home with nothing to look forward to in August. Oh well, I guess we can start planning next years trip!
Here are a few highlights:
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I try to get a picture of the road sign every year when we get on the Cape. Sometimes it sneaks up on me but not this year! I love that they change this sign every year!
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We got ice cream almost every night after dinner. This was the day we go to the Cape and were able to stop at Twin Acres in Sandwich which is one of my favorites. We don't make it here every year because of it's location so I was excited to eat there this year!
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Peter on the front step playing some tunes.
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| Cape sunsets are gorgeous. It was funny because of friend of mine was back in NC on Lake Hartwell and texted our group chat a picture of the sunset at the exact same time we were enjoying this beauty so I texted back with this image. Isn't it cool to think that even though we were states away from each other, we were both enjoying the same sun setting? |
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This is our beach on Lewis Bay. I say "ours" because it is the beach that is a two minute walk from our house and is the one that all of the neighbors in the association can use. I love it because it's peaceful and you can swim in it. When the kids were little it was nice because it's so calm and I could relax while they were in the water. There are other beaches near by with waves but I like the peacefulness of our little beach.
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We were out chasing sunsets again!
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We spent an afternoon in Hyannis just walking around and doing a little window shopping. Then we stopped for some drinks at Finns Tap House.
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We decided to head to Portsmouth, New Hampshire for a little day trip. We walked around the historic section of town and had lunch at the River House.
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This was our view with lunch.
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I love a good bowl and this salmon and rice bowl did not disappoint!
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| This is Dan in the backyard of the Governor John Langdon House. This was one of the only pictures I snapped as we were walking around the historic district. |
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Before heading back to the Cape, we visited Albacore Park and took a tour of the USS Albacore. The Albacore was a research submarine that the navy used from 1953 until 1972. It was so cool to tour the submarine. It gave me a huge appreciation for sailors. I could never live in that tiny space but I'm thankful for the servicemen and women who do!
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| On the was back home, we stopped near Plymouth at Cancun and I got another delicious bowl. I told you I like bowls! :) |
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Selfie on our morning walk.
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We spent some time on the beach.
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This is the view walking up to our little beach.
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Another morning walk selfie with my sweetie.
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We attended a Cape Cod League baseball game.
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After the game, the boys went fishing.
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Every year they try their luck. Every year they have no luck! Zero fish caught!
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We headed to Boston on the Thursday of our trip. We picked up Sarah's boyfriend Joe from the airport then picked up Dan's uncle and met his brother's family in Needham for lunch. It's always so great catching up them and in usual fashion, I got zero pictures.
After lunch, we headed to Fenway Park for a tour. We try to see a Red Sox game if we can but their schedule did not match up with our so we did a tour instead. I have to say it was awesome! We had a great tour guide and it was so cool to be able to see parts of the park that we normally wouldn't have access to.
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| As a bonus, Wally happened to be walking around so we got a picture with him. He normally isn't there for the tours so, lucky us! |
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Hanging out in the Green Monster seats!
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Fenway Park has it's own little garden. They grow produce to use in their restaurants and they make donations to local food pantries with any of their excess.
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View from inside the media booth.
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| The lone red seat at Fenway Park, located in the right field bleachers (Section 42, Row 37, Seat 21), commemorates Ted Williams' longest home run in the park. In 1946, Williams hit a ball that landed 502 feet from home plate, which is still the furthest home run ever hit at Fenway. The seat was painted red in 1984 to mark this historic event. |
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I really enjoyed being in the park with very few people in it. Our tour guide was fabulous. I think his name was Mike and he's middle school teacher who does Fenway tours in the summer for extra cash.
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It was late when we got back on the Cape so we stopped at Skipper's for chowder. It was delicious but Captain Parker's is still my favorite.
On Friday, we headed to Provincetown. On our way, we stopped at Longnook Beach in Truro. You can't tell from these photos, but there are large sand dunes surrounding the beach and we have to walk down a very large dune to get to the water. It was beautiful!
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The water looks so close here. If you look on the beach, you can see a green volleyball net to get a little perspective.
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We are on the top of the dune looking down even though you can't tell that in the pictures.
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We then headed to Long Point Light House and took a tour of the lighthouse.
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Inside the light house.
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Cool view looking down the light house stairs.
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Us in front of the lighthouse!
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We had lunch in Provincetown and Sarah had an espresso martini.
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Evening view of our little beach.
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We always like to go to the Harbor in Hyannis in the evening. The boats are always so cool to see.
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A cool shot I took while out on a drive.
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We also got to spend some time with Cathy and Eric as we overlapped them two nights. It's always great to catch up with them and in typical fashion, I got no pictures.
And then, just like that, our vacation is over and we have nothing left but the memories.
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