Cape Cod Dunes

Some may say that nominating oneself for traveler of the week is a bit tacky. I say, bite me. You have a better traveler of the week nomination? Leave a comment (minus points for you if you nominate the guy who flew with TB).

As you know from other posts, I’d rather travel than have a party to celebrate my birthday, and even though this birthday was a big one, it was no exception. I usually shy away from the beach vacation, but I really needed a break and some time doing nothing but staring at clouds and eating lobster rolls. So last weekend we headed out to Cape Cod.

I want to say we did a lot, saw a lot and have a ton of great pictures. The reality is we did very little, saw mostly sand and sky, and didn’t even take many pictures. Which was perfect. The highlight of the trip was taking a water taxi from Chatham to the small dune of South Beach. The boat drops you off and asks what time you want them to come back, then you’re on your own with the dunes, shells, sea lions and not much else. Given how crowded the Cape’s beaches get on the weekend, this was perfect. We weren’t the only ones there, but everyone was spaced so far apart you couldn’t hear a thing but the sea.

Captain Frosty’s wins for perfect lobster roll. Sundae School had the best ice cream. The salt water taffy I brought back did not last long in Viator’s San Francisco office. Anything that looks like a shack on Cape Cod has great food.

A whale painted ala Edward Gorey

We stayed at a lovely bed and breakfast in Dennis, that had delightful owners. Scargo Manor sits on Lake Scargo, which is the picture of tranquility (no motorboats allowed!). Sitting in an adirondack chair by the lake reading was how I spent a good chunk of my birthday. The other half of the day was spent visiting Edward Gorey House. I’m a big fan of his artwork, so seeing his house, now a museum, was a treat. The most taxing activity of the weekend was the 18 holes of mini-golf we played. Exhausting.

Usually I think I’ll be bored by a beach vacation, how long can you do nothing for before it gets boring? The answer: apparently quite awhile as I wasn’t ready to leave after nearly four days of doing pretty much nothing. Reinvigorated, rejuvenated and a decade older, I reluctantly headed home. For giving into the urge to do nothing, and because it was my birthday, I nominate myself as traveler of the week.

– Kelly G

If you’re in Cape Cod, do like I did and spend a day visiting its noisy neighbor, Boston.

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