Cape Cod Vacation

To celebrate my wife's graduation we took a trip to Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod. Our hope was to have a relaxing time amongst beautiful scenery. On the first day of our trip we went to Martha's Vineyard. As you can tell from the picture above of the Clay Cliffs in Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard, the scenery was spectacular. This day was especially relaxing because we were at the beach by the Clay Cliffs from early evening until sunset. Given the beauty around us, we were amazed at how few people were at this beach. But, this made our time all the more relaxing.

After staying the night at a quaint inn on Martha's Vineyard, we walked a couple hundred yards out our front door to spend the morning at the Oak Bluffs' Beach. While not as spectacular as Aquinnah, it got our day off to a good start. In the early afternoon we made our way to the furthest tip of Cape Cod called Provincetown. That evening we walked a couple miles to Herring Cove Beach on the Cape Cod Bay - another relaxing evening on the beach, especially after the longer than expected walk!

Day three was by far the most exciting of our trip. At 9:30 in the morning we set off on the Dolphin VIII for a whale watching tour. We sat right in the front of the boat by a few guys from the area's ecology club. Fortunately for us, we saw every behavior of the humpback whale, including multiple full breaches! The guys in the ecology club, who collectively have been on over 50 whale watching tours all said that this was one of the best viewings they have been a part of. While I didn't do a great job of getting pictures (I was too busy not blinking), this one will show you how close we got to the magnificent creatures.


In the evening we rented bicycles to check out the dunes that are a part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. The views were spectacular, again, and we ended our bike ride at the Race Point Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The water was amazing and we saw a seal (I think) swimming right where we were! The beach was roped off in some areas because of shore bird nesting. I took the picture below right before we left the beach to get a late dinner - fresh lobster!


Overall, it was a fantastic trip. We are certainly enjoying living on the East Coast thusfar and hope to explore more of the region during the next couple months.