Day 2 - Beach via Bike
Enthused by the ghost tour trip yesterday night we started the day visiting the shore of Plymouth Harbor. This shore is the traditional site of disembarkation of Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower Pilgrims. Note the Plymouth rock engraving of the year 1620 to mark the year the Pilgrims had landed at Plymouth.
In the background Mayflower Ship Model
Next we headed to watch the whale tours. But as luck would have it, the tour was not operating today. Bummer ! So we chose a back up plan of biking along the Cape Cod Rail Trail to check out the Coast Gaurd Beach and the back up plan turned out to be more awesome . The Cape Cod Rail Trail follows a former railroad right-of-way for 22 miles through the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet.
We rented bikes from a small local bike shop at Brewster, though I did wish I have been able to bike the trail on my Absolute 2.0 bike instead as the rental bike was no where near my baby . We started biking the trail from Brewster taking a detour at Salt Pond Visitor Center. The state of not knowing what lies ahead but yet being excited about it termed something as "adventure" in mundane words lurked in my mind. We chugged along the way and when we had almost reached the beach shore(which we were not aware of then) we contemplated heading back to be able to return the rental bikes on time. With no 3G signal coverage, we were lucky to meet 2 tourists in the lonely bike trail who enthusiastically gave us the good news that we were only 2 miles away from the place and that the view was definitely worth the effort . Inspired we continued along the windy mysterious path ...
.... Only to be spell bound by what we saw at the end .
Coast Guard Beach
Coast Guard Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. A favorite among Outer Cape tourists, it is recognized as one of America's top ten beaches, as good as Hawaii or Florida.
Next we had a refreshing break way back at Hot Chocolate Sparrow. A famous chocolate/cafe shop of the locals. Our bike ride back was wonderful. More relaxed with the knowledge that we had enough time to reach the bike shop on time. These following words best describe my thoughts at that moment.
Experiencing these thoughts, I returned the bike with my friend and we headed to checkout the lighthouse near Coast Guard Beach by car. A small lighthouse operating though quaint in appearance, we saw. While we were searching for parking amidst dead ends and private homes a small distant wooden chair caught my eye. Curious was I as ever to see why it was placed there and what was lying ahead of it. After dealing with car parking logistics, I scampered towards it. As I approached the chair I realized that it was not one but a pair of wooden chairs . As for what the chairs were facing, am indeed at a loss of words to describe. A mental picture of this place will stay in my memory for sure but I reckoned capturing it in a camera is something that will benefit others who see it as well. Though the latter might not be as good in quality as the former, it is still something ... .
A day well spent ! More on rest of the vacation in further posts:) !
Enthused by the ghost tour trip yesterday night we started the day visiting the shore of Plymouth Harbor. This shore is the traditional site of disembarkation of Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower Pilgrims. Note the Plymouth rock engraving of the year 1620 to mark the year the Pilgrims had landed at Plymouth.
Next we headed to watch the whale tours. But as luck would have it, the tour was not operating today. Bummer ! So we chose a back up plan of biking along the Cape Cod Rail Trail to check out the Coast Gaurd Beach and the back up plan turned out to be more awesome . The Cape Cod Rail Trail follows a former railroad right-of-way for 22 miles through the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet.
We rented bikes from a small local bike shop at Brewster, though I did wish I have been able to bike the trail on my Absolute 2.0 bike instead as the rental bike was no where near my baby . We started biking the trail from Brewster taking a detour at Salt Pond Visitor Center. The state of not knowing what lies ahead but yet being excited about it termed something as "adventure" in mundane words lurked in my mind. We chugged along the way and when we had almost reached the beach shore(which we were not aware of then) we contemplated heading back to be able to return the rental bikes on time. With no 3G signal coverage, we were lucky to meet 2 tourists in the lonely bike trail who enthusiastically gave us the good news that we were only 2 miles away from the place and that the view was definitely worth the effort . Inspired we continued along the windy mysterious path ...
.... Only to be spell bound by what we saw at the end .
Coast Guard Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. A favorite among Outer Cape tourists, it is recognized as one of America's top ten beaches, as good as Hawaii or Florida.
Next we had a refreshing break way back at Hot Chocolate Sparrow. A famous chocolate/cafe shop of the locals. Our bike ride back was wonderful. More relaxed with the knowledge that we had enough time to reach the bike shop on time. These following words best describe my thoughts at that moment.
Soaking in the environment of thick dense trees to the either side of us, tinges of orange/violet/unknown shades of color in some leaves(beautiful they were whether they were on a tree or had fallen to the ground), occasional appearances of ponds with rare glimpses of snow white ducks, coal dark geese, a mystical tunnel, winding roads with just the right amount of steep to make me feel curious, challenged, and above all rewarded !.
Experiencing these thoughts, I returned the bike with my friend and we headed to checkout the lighthouse near Coast Guard Beach by car. A small lighthouse operating though quaint in appearance, we saw. While we were searching for parking amidst dead ends and private homes a small distant wooden chair caught my eye. Curious was I as ever to see why it was placed there and what was lying ahead of it. After dealing with car parking logistics, I scampered towards it. As I approached the chair I realized that it was not one but a pair of wooden chairs . As for what the chairs were facing, am indeed at a loss of words to describe. A mental picture of this place will stay in my memory for sure but I reckoned capturing it in a camera is something that will benefit others who see it as well. Though the latter might not be as good in quality as the former, it is still something ... .
A day well spent ! More on rest of the vacation in further posts:) !
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