Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Cape Cod is the large curved peninsula that juts out from the mainland below Boston. The Protestant Pilgrims on the Mayflower initially landed here in 1620 and stayed briefly before going on to Plymouth.  The Cape is among New England's favourite summer vacation destinations with beaches that cover much of the Cape's 400 miles of shores with their dune studded landscapes.  Below is the view from the Cape Cod National Seashore visitor centre.

Lighthouses and the buildings of the US Life Saving Service were an important feature of Cape history.
This lighthouse was moved some 400 ft inland  from its original position due to heavy erosion of the cliff.

From 1872-1925 keepers and crewmen of the US Life Saving Service kept watch over the Cape's outer shores for ships in distress.  In spite of their efforts, the waters around the Cape abound with ship wrecks.









Provincetown is as far as you can go on the Cape.  It is a nice, lively sort of town and apparently it is New England's gay mecca.  There is a seasonal ferry service between Boston and Provincetown. The Pilgrim Monument which dominates the skyline is the tallest all-granite structure in the US - completed in 1910.

We are now in lobster territory and we had our first lobster roll at the Red Shack on the foreshore.

Get an eyeful of these.  Hot lobster roll on the right and cold on the left - both delicious.  And Maine awaits us.  I am told you get the best lobsters there. I can hardly wait!

The obligatory photo of Tiger parked on the lakeshore in Nickerson State Park where we camped.  It is a very nice state park and the walk around the lake is very pleasant.  The only off-putting thing in these parts are the frequent notices warning about the tick-borne Lyme's disease.