e.bram
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Stay in a resort with a terrace that faces the ocean and watch the wave roll in with a coffee glass of wine.Then you wiil know!
Checked in to Brewster Green today for 2 weeks. They’ve made some improvements since we were here 4 yrs ago though we are in a different unit.
Drove 1200 miles over three days to get here. Took a detour up to visit West Point and see a little of the Hudson Valley. Spent last night in Mystic, CT. We love that area too and might rent a cottage there someday.
This is our 3rd time on the Cape. We love Maine best of all but it is so far to drive from SC. The Cape is a good compromise. The seafood, better shopping but not the rocky shoreline or the views of Maine. Don’t want to be at any of them during high season. Traffic coming on to the Cape at 3 PM on a Friday was not bad. One short slow down over the bridge and through the traffic circle and all was clear after. Hoping for good weather but happy to be out of the 100 degrees we had in SC before we left.
Wow! You wer up by my neck fo the woods- West Point/Hudson Valley!
Dave - You should make it a point to get those States. There is plenty to see and do there. I am originally from MA and spent a lot of time at Cape Cod, the Mountains in VT and NH and Acadia NP in Maine, also Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. As another poster indicated, everything in NE is within a days drive, so you should be able to get those 6 states in, in a short period of time. It's a beautiful scenic drive in during fall foliage in VT and NH.Never been there, but I'd really like to see it someday. I've visited every other state in the rest of the USA, but have never been north of upstate New York. So that upper right corner (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine) is on the list.
Dave
Surfside Resort , Falmouth Ma. On the beach. full kitchen and indoor and outdoor pools. what else could you ask for?
visit the Brewster General store if open and take a drive along route 6A.Ok folks....I'm headed to Brewster Green. I will report back if I figure out what "it is" about the cape!
I am an owner there and the units are quite spacious, clean and more remodeled.Be sure to report back. Brewster Green has been on my radar, because of the full kitchens and the possibility of a 3BR. When do you go? I'm glad you got a chance to do a little excursion!
Why go to the Cape if not for the beach and ocean?I am an owner there and the units are quite spacious, clean and more remodeled.
It's not far to go but yes a small drive. Lovely golf courses too.Not quite sure if your comment means it's not beachfront ?! BG is a nice location for the Cape and a quaint town. Nauset beach is a short drive as well a other nice beaches. We like it and it trades well.Why go to the Cape if not for the beach and ocean?
Why go to the Cape if not for the beach and ocean?
Sounds like a great time and Bike trails are really well connected! I'm hoping to go fall 2021 but will need to exchange in.Howdy folks.....reporting back after my stay at Brewster Green and answering my own question that started this thread along with the recent one from e.bram.
A full review was just submitted to TUG, should be up once the mods review and post.
We ended up on the Cape only because it was a short drive away and within our own state so we didn't have Covid restrictions. I was simply looking for a lower risk getaway for some family time.
To answer my original question: What is it about the Cape? I get it, lovely small coastal New England towns. Just what my hometown is. I like where I live, so I can understand now why others like to visit similar areas.
E.Bram: We went to a beach in Brewster one evening, specifically during low tide. We enjoyed our time there walking out for what felt like miles in ankle deep water. I don't get that at our town beach. But, that was the only beach outing. We spent a lot of time biking, walking Nickerson, exploring the area by car, took a drive to P-Town one day. If more were open we would have kayaked, whale watched, etc. With that said, I think if the resort was "on the beach" we would have spent more time there.
So I am a bit biased but I grew up south of Boston and my family owned 2 cottages in Dennisport. My Dad grew up going to Dennisport with his family, so it's nostalgic and tradition. It hasn't changed much. It has a charm and authenticity you don't find elsewhere. I took my daughter back last summer as my Dad bought a new summer home in Osterville. You need to make sure you are on the side that is warmer - but warmer water is relative To me the Cape is about slowing down, going back in time a bit, and just spending time as a family. Would I go there regularly from Utah just for the beach? NO way. I can get to better beaches faster. But if I lived relatively close to the Cape I would be there in a heartbeat.
my uncle owned a cottage in Chatham. Spent a lot of weekends there back in the 60'sOsterville is lovely! However, for me personally, it and Chatham are the only towns on that side of the Cape I would consider.