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Title: Enjoy Your Cape Cod Vacation More Fully in a Vacation Home
Author: Jeff Smith
Article:
From the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown to the Sagamore and
Bourne bridges, Cape Cod is a special destination that can be
enjoyed over a week, a month, a summer or a lifetime. There is
simply too much to see and do here for a daytrip or weekend
visit.
It's hard not to feel excited or relieved as you drive over one
of the two bridges spanning Cape Cod Canal. Crossing the bridge
means you have escaped, your vacation is truly under way. Yes,
depending on the day of the week you may spend more time getting
to the bridge or sitting on the bridge than you wanted to, but
traffic is the price for access to this prime vacation spot. As
you spend your first day listening to gentle waves lap at the
foot of a sandy dune on Cape Cod Bay, the tension of work and
traffic will recede and you will not regret your decision to
spend a week or two on the Cape.
If relaxing on the beach is one of the main goals of your Cape
Cod vacation, proximity to the beach is probably one of the
biggest factors in deciding where to stay. You'll want a place
where you can unload your beach gear, hang your beach towels to
dry, and even rinse the sand off your legs and feet before you
head inside. Come to think of it, it might be nice to have a
grill handy to cook the fresh swordfish or sea bass you're going
to pick up at the seafood shop in town.
It sounds like you need to rent a vacation home. Vacation homes
are the best way to experience Cape Cod. There's nothing more
perfect than pulling your car onto a sandy driveway that is
lined with rose bushes and wildflowers and which sits in front
of a weathered Cape Cod house. The smell of lilac floats across
the yard on a steady breeze that is tinged with salt. You are on
Cape Cod.
Cape Cod houses have a classic style that goes back centuries.
Some rental homes on the Cape are hundreds of years old and you
can feel the history before you get out of your car. The house
might have been built by an old whaling captain or maybe it's a
converted cranberry shack tucked into a grassy dune. Many homes
on the Cape have been built over the last few decades, but some
of them, along with their neighborhoods, maintain a quiet charm
that is unique to Cape Cod.
Depending on your budget it is possible to rent modest or
opulent homes right on the waterfront or with private beach
access. Imagine watching the sun rise or set over the bay or
ocean with nothing to interrupt your view. Stay up late roasting
marshmallows over a small beach fire and then trudge up the path
between the dunes to fall asleep to the sounds of the sea on the
couch on the porch.
But even the homes that aren't right on the water aren't so far
away and most of them are just as charming. They may be tucked
away on a shady lane or surrounded by old trees near a cranberry
bog. Some are a short walk to a public beach and others may
require the car to get to a beach.
While it is possible to spend your entire vacation just staying
around the home away from home you've rented, you're probably
going to want to do some driving and explore all that the Cape
has to offer. Leave your car at Woods Hole and take the ferry
for a daytrip to Martha's Vineyard or, at the other end of the
Cape, set out from Provincetown for a whale watching excursion.
There is plenty of non-beach activity to do outdoors, as well.
There are a number of golf courses, both the grown-up and the
putt-putt varieties. Many towns have fishing charters, the Lower
Cape has the Cape Cod Rail Trail for biking, and the Cape Cod
National Seashore is excellent for walking and enjoying the
pristine scenery. Wildlife refuges and state parks are good
destinations for birding enthusiasts. And since the Cape has
water on all sides, why not learn to kayak while you're there?
Believe it or not, there is plenty of nightlife and cultural
attractions to enjoy on the Cape. There are many history museums
and theaters, the best known of which is the Cape Playhouse. For
music lovers, the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis gets big-name
pop and rock performers, while those seeking a more intimate
atmosphere might like the Beachcomber in Wellfleet. Sports fans
will enjoy the Cape Cod Baseball League with games all summer
long. Shopaholics have their pick of factory outlets, a mall,
the upscale Mashpee Commons, quaint Main Street shopping
districts, and more antique shops than you can hope to visit
during your vacation.
Let's not forget Cape Cod cuisine. Your choices range from
family to fine restaurants on the waterfront; salty old pubs,
where the freshest feature is the latest Samuel Adams seasonal
brew; and, of course, the finest and freshest seafood from the
Atlantic. Get up early enough (really early) and head to any
harbor on the Cape and you will find fisherman returning with
the day's catch, much of which will end up on the menu that day.
While it's always nice to have someone prepare a surf and turf
dish for you, it is hard to top the same meal when you choose
the ingredients and prepare it yourself. Which brings us back to
the vacation home. When you rent a vacation home, you can let
the steamers spit sand in the sink while the potatoes bake on
the grill. The lobster you picked at the lobster pound on the
way home from the beach boils away in the special pot that was
included in the home's amenities. Steaks sizzle on the gas
grill. ... It's summer on Cape Cod.
It's easy to find <a
href="http://www.cyberrentals.com/USA/Massachusetts/Cape-Cod/r101
.htm">Cape Cod summer rentals</a> for your perfect Cape Cod
vacation on CyberRentals.com.
About the author:
Jeff Smith has enjoyed a number of vacations on Cape Cod over
the years. He works for the <a
href="http://www.CyberRentals.com">original online vacation
rentals Web site CyberRentals.com</a>, which is now part of the
<a href="http://www.HomeAway.com">HomeAway Vacation Rentals
Network</a>.
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