Reddit mentions of Explorer's Guide Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket (Tenth)

Oh, I know! I've been going there for years, my parents got a timeshare back in the 80s, and my dad, my sister and I (and sometimes others) have been able to keep going most years. I live in California now, but I grew up in Massachusetts. I'll be there in mid-August, and I've done most (all?) of the things you mentioned.

Long Point is great, and I honestly probably have more fun just walking along the breakwater to get there--some people take ferries, but I have a greater sense of accomplishment just walking. Last year, I guess my whole family were showing our age, because we managed to get to Coast Guard late, and went to Nauset Light... where a dead seal washed up from a shark attack, which is the fun new trend.

Honestly, Cape Cod has always meant a lot to me, because it's one of the only connections to my childhood and family traditions. We've taken to exploring it pretty thoroughly, and it's always hard to kind of balance the old with the new and not fall completely into old traditions.

I saw that you were on vacation there now, and I'm not sure how much longer you'll be there, but I'm happy to give you any suggestions if you need any, as someone who's spent vacations there since I was a kid. I'm not sure what you did in Dennis, but Mayflower Beach is an excellent bay side beach where you can walk out extremely far in low tide, and is sort of the opposite of the experience you'll get at say, Coast Guard or Cahoon Hollow/White Crest (I lost a pair of glasses in the surf at Cahoon Hollow once!). There's also a wonderful restaurant that serves fairly traditional Italian nearby called Gina's by the Sea--though it's a huge pain in the ass (long wait, only open Thursday-Sunday or something like that, they straight up don't let you in when it's crowded so it's best to go like an hour before closing). Also, again if you have the opportunity, Chatham (the "elbow" of the Cape) is a fun town, with lots of interesting art galleries and shopping if you're into that, though nowhere really holds a candle to Provincetown. Like I said, I have no idea how long you'll be there, but we've found this book to be very helpful over the years. But like I said, if you need any suggestions for most areas of the Cape, I probably have a few! :)

And if you haven't checked out the Portuguese bakery in Provincetown, do yourself a favor and get over there!

Here are some pictures I've taken over the past few years:

Sunset over Ridgevale Beach in Chatham

Nauset Bay in the afternoon

Some seals. All the seals. In Chatham

Lightning striking Truro, taken from Corn Hill Beach in Wellfleet

Provincetown dunes

A shot of Pilgrim Monument from Commercial St. in Provincetown

View of Truro from Pilgrim Monument

View of Long Point from Pilgrim Monument

View of Provincetown from Pilgrim Monument