A Day at the Cape

This past weekend we took a day trip down to the Cape with Mike and Julie. We spent the day relaxing at Cahoon Hollow Beach in Wellfleet - home of the Beachcomber, a restaurant and bar on the beach that plays live music starting at sunset. We got to the beach at 10am when the parking lot opened and by 10:30 the lot was full! And for good reason. This beach is stunning! By far the best I've been to on the Cape so far.

Upon arriving to the beach you are staring at the Atlantic Ocean from atop a 90-ft cliff, as there are towering sand dunes that line the backside of the beach. Two long, steep paths lead down the slightly eroded dune to a beautiful stretch of pristine white-sand beach. As you look down the beach, the views are breathtaking... the massive 90-ft sand dune on one side and the deep blue Atlantic on the other. It was easy to find a secluded spot by walking just a few hundred feet down from the paths where most people were hanging out.









It was another hot day, so we went for a dip in the ocean to cool off. That is until we saw a bunch seals in the water about 20-yds offshore. They were entertaining to watch! One even caught a big fish and brought it up above the water to show off to crowds gawking on the beach. But as you may know, where there are seals there are most likely sharks...feeding! Great White sightings have been all over the news around here lately, so I stayed out of the water after that. Adam wasn't too bothered by it and played in the waves a few more times throughout the day. We climbed up and down the sand dunes a few times to enjoy the view, grabbed lunch at the Beachcomber, and tosses a ball around. At hide tide later in the day, the waves got really big. It was fun to watch the huge splash as they were crashing onto the shoreline. Just before sunset, we headed back to the city. It was a great day in the sun (maybe a little too much sun for some of us)!