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UPDATED JAN 27 2012

CLICK ON PHOTO FOR LIVE CAM OF P-TOWN AND BRIDGES LEADING TO CAPE COD
Sandy Neck Beach, Cape Cod 2010
Parkers River, Yarmouth, Cape Cod
CAPE COD CANAL RAILROAD BRIDGE
RED JACKET BEACH YARMOUTH CAPE COD PHOTO TAKEN ON A STORMY DAY 23RD OF OCT, 08
JOE'S DINER, BEST BREAKFAST ON THE CAPE, RT 28 YARMOUTH, 10.25.08

WE RECENTLY REVISTED THE CAPE AGAIN AND WENT DOWN TO P-TOWN.  WE FOUND OUT FROM ONE OF THE LOCALS THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A WHALE WATCH GOING ON AT RACE POINT LATER THAT DAY.


APPROXIMATELY 40 WHALES, HUMPBACKS, RIGHTWALES,  AND A FEW HUNDRED DOPHINS WERE HAVING A FEEDING FRENZY WHICH COULD BE WITNESSED RIGHT FROM THE BEACH.   QUITE A RARE SIGHT TO SEE, AS THERE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATELY 200 RIGHT WHALES LEFT IN EXISTENCE AND 40 WERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.  A FEW HUMP BACK WHALES BREACHED THE SURFACE DURING THIS FRENZY.   


I TOOK SOME VIDEO OF THIS, NOT THE BEST, BUT IT DOES SHOW THE WHALES BREACHING.  I WILL POST THIS SHORTLY.


SUNRISE APRIL 16, 08 NANTUCKET SOUND, CAPE COD
SAME PHOTO AS ABOVE ENHANCED
SUNSET APR 16, 08 NANTUCKET SOUND - PARKER RIVER CAPE COD
Media
SUNRISE NANTUCKET SOUND VIDEO
   

THESE VIDEOS CONTAIN SCENES OF PROVINCETOWN, CAPE COD, AND NANTUCKET. THEY WERE VIDEO TAPED BY OTHER PEOPLE

I HAVE ONE OR TWO OF MY OWN ON HERE OF

RED JACKET BEACH IN YARMOUTH.

THE VIDEO OF OUTERMOST HOUSE IS A TRIBUTE

TO HENRY BESTON, WRITER WHO LIVED THERE.

THE HOUSE WAS WASHED OUT TO SEA IN

THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF '78.


THE PROVINCETOWN VIDEOS WERE TAKEN DURING 

THEIR ANNUAL GAY PARADE AND DOES NOT

CONTAIN NUDITY.  HOWEVER, SOME MIGHT FIND IT OFFENSIVE

TO VIEW THIS.  P-TOWN IS AN ARTIST COMMUNITY AND AS SUCH,

IS NOT PREJUDICED, OR HAVE HANGUPS THAT MOST 

COMMUNITIES/TOWNS/CITIES ARE INFECTED WITH.

ELLIE, 72 YEARS OLD, IS AN ICON IN PROVINCETOWN.

HE SINGS YEAR ROUND INCLUDING  THE WINTERTIME

WHEN PROVINCETOWN IS EMPTY OF TOURISTS, EXCEPT FOR

A FEW OFF SEASON TOURISTS LIKE MYSELF

IF YOU ARE PREJUDICED, AND THEREFORE IGNORANT, THEN

DONT VIEW THIS VIDEO, AND FOR THAT MATTER,

LEAVE MY WEBSITE !

FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT THINK OTHERWISE, I AM HETROSEXUAL,

AND ALSO A FREE THINKER.  


L.E. ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN SINGERS OF P-TOWN AND MYSELF, 04.13.08 "ELLE" IS 73 YEARS OLD NOW, WE FIRST MET HIM ON A COLD CHRISTMAS NITE 2 YEARS AGO, SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS. HE IS FEATURED IN A FEW OF THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THIS PAGE.




I LIVED ON THE CAPE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BUT NEVER GOT TO REALLY ENJOY IT. ITS EXPENSIVE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND THEN PRICES SOMEWHAT DROP OFF SEASON.  TODAY, THE OFF SEASON IS ALOT SHORTER AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE MOVE THERE.  TRAFFIC JAMS IN THE WINTER WERE UNHEARD OF UNTIL RECENT TIMES.  ANYTHING WEST OF HYANNIS IS OVERCROWDED.  

THE CAPE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE AREAS.  THE ENTRANCE ONTO CAPE COD VIA EITHER THE SAGAMORE OR BOURNE IS CALLED LOWER CAPE.  THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF WOODSHOLE, AND FALMOUTH.   MID CAPE INCLUDES HYANNIS AND THEN WE HAVE THE OUTER CAPE, THE BEST PART.  ANYTHING WEST OF HYANNIS  YARMOUTH ALL THE WAY TO PROVINCETOWN IS PART OF THIS.


    ROUTE 6 IS THE MAIN HIGHWAY  THAT DIVIDES THE CAPE NORTH SOUTH. NORTH IS THE BAYSIDE AND SOUTH IS NANTUCKET SOUND.  THERE ARE MORE LIGHTHOUSES ON CAPE COD THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE UNITED STATES, SOME DATING BACK TO THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND ALL ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING, BUT NOT MANNED.  ONE LIGHTHOUSE IS PRIVATELY OWNED.  THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL ON THE CAPE IS ROUTE 6A (KINGS HIGHWAY) WHICH IS THE MOST NON COMMERCIAL AND MOST Scenic WAY TO TRAVEL.  AVOID HYANNIS  DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS UNLESS YOU ENJOY DRIVING SITUATIONS SIMILAR TO THE LONG ISLAND EXP.


PTOWN OR PROVINCE TOWN IS LOCATED AT THE VERY TIP OF THE CAPE, 60 MILES FROM EITHER OF THE BRIDGES.  THERE ARE THREE TOWNS THAT HAVE FERRY SERVICE TO NANTUCKET AND MARTHA'S VINEYARD.  WOODS HOLE, HYANNIS AND HARWICH PORT.  THE STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY AND HYLINE BOTH OFFER HIGH SPEED FERRY SERVICE ALONG WITH CAR TRANSPORT ON THE BASIC FERRY.  USUALLY $30 PP ROUND TRIP ON THE BASIC AND DOUBLE THAT ON THE HIGH SPEED.  FOOD ON THE FERRY IS QUITE EXPENSIVE SO EAT BEFORE.  IF THE SEAS ARE ROUGH, EAT WAY BEFORE!  CAR TRANSPORT ROUND TRIP IS $320.00.  LEAVE CAR ON MAINLAND AND RENT ONE IF YOU MUST ON THE ISLANDS.  RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DURING SUMMERTIME.   HIGH SPEED BOAT IS ONLY ONE AVAILABLE OFF SEASON.


AS FAR AS DINING ON THE CAPE, YARMOUTH HOUSE IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST FOR SEA FOOD.  LOCATED ON RT 28 IN YARMOUTH JUST OUTSIDE OF HYANNIS.  FURTHER UP THE ROAD IS HEARTH N KETTLE.   AND JUST FURTHER UP FROM THAT ARE TWO GREAT BREAKFAST PLACES.  JOE'S DINER (PURE 50'S STYLE) AND THE BREAKFAST ROOM, THE BEST IN THE AREA.  THE CLOSEST THING TO NYC PIZZA IS A PLACE CALLED MEXICAN PIZZA HOUSE WHICH I DOUBTED GOING TO AT FIRST.  THEIR TACOS JUST PLAIN SUCKED BUT THE PIZZA WAS SUPER GREAT.  WHO EVER SAID ITALIANS COULD MAKE TACO' ANYHOW??   THE BEST CHINESE FOOD IS DRAGONLITE ON MAIN STREET.  THIS IS THE CLOSEST THING TO JOY FONG THAT I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS SINCE LEAVING BROOKLYN.  THE DUCK SAUCE IS TO DIE FOR AND THINK YOU ARE IN HEAVEN!!!!!     SERVICE IS GREAT.  I WOULD ACTUALLY DRIVE UP 7 HOURS ONE WAY FOR A TAKE OUT AND BRING IT BACK HERE.  THEN AGAIN, MAYBE I WOULDNT COME BACK.


SO, COME ON UP, WE'LL LEAVE THE LIGHT ON FOR YA


FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE YUPPIES, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HARWICHPORT, ALSO ON ROUTE 28.  IF YOU LIVE IN SOHO, YOU WILL FEEL AT HOME. I MYSELF, WOULD NEVER STOP THERE AS I AM DEFINETLY NOT A YUPPY OR A SNOTNOSE.  THERE ARE NO STARBUCKS ON CAPE COD THANK YOU.  DUNKIN DONUTS IS EVERYWHERE WHICH IS A VERY GOOD THING.


IF YOU VISIT AND DECIDE THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BUY A HOUSE, WELL I WILL GIVE YOU A ROUGH IDEA OF COST.  ANYTHING WEST OF HYANNIS IS UNDER 1 MILLION AND EVERYTHING EAST OF THAT IS OVER 1 MILLION WITH PTOWN COMIN IN AT OVER 4 MIL.  ON NANTUCKET, NOTHING UNDER 1M AND NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE UPWARDS OF 16M. DONT HOLD ME TO THAT AS IT CAN CHANGE OVERNIGHT.


BEST TIME TO SEE THE CAPE IS OFF SEASON, USUALLY OCT TO APRIL, AND THAT IS GETTING SHORTER EACH YEAR.  




 


 



THIS IS MY FAVORITE PHOTO TAKEN AT RED JACKET BEACH, YARMOUTH
NANTUCKET SOUND
OCT 07, REDJACKET BEACH
HYANNIS HARBOR AT SEA ST
75 YR OLD MAN "ELLIE"PROVINCETOWN CAPE COD 07. "ELLIE" IS REALLY "L.E." INTIALS
COMMERCIAL STREET,P-TOWN EXTREMELY NARROW
COMMERCIAL STEET, PROVINCETOWN MAIN
HEAD SHOP COMMERCIAL STREET PROVINCETOWN
TYPICAL STORE FRONT COMMERCIAL ST P-TOWN
 
PRIRATE SHIP HYANNIS HARBOR CAPE COD 07
A SEAGULL NAMED "JONATHON"
HY-LINE BOAT NANTUCKET-MARTHA'S VINYARD
HYANNIS HARBOR, cape cod 07
RED JACKET BEACH INN, YARMOUTH CAPE COD
6a.m. ON THE BEACH
 
SAND DUNES PROVINCETOWN AKA P-TOWN
RACE POINT NEAR P'TOWN
BAYSIDE OF P-TOWN
STARE AT THE LOWER CENTER ON THE ABOVE PHOTO.  YOU WILL SEE THE IMAGE OF A FACE.  LYING NEXT TO THAT FACE RIGHT SIDE IS A FEMALE LYING ON HER SIDE WITH LONG DARK HAIR.  THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER IMAGES OR ILLUSIONS IN THE SAND.  SEE IF YOU CAN SPOT ALL OF THEM.   WE HAVE 6 SO FAR.
HIGH SPEED FERRY TO NANTUCKET ARRIVING IN HYANNIS
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