Wandering Cape Cod again

September is a good time to visit the Cape. The crowds are gone, restaurants are still open, and it’s surprisingly still quite warm. The sun lit my days for a week and a half, rain only the last few days, morning fog adding a little mystery to the cemetery across the street. A kind friend invited me to use her house; her family keeps it busy throughout the summer but fall is a quiet time. There always seems to be new places to explore.   I met a friend from Falmouth, who had lived in Yarmouth Port for a while, at Sesuit Harbor Café, with its picnic tables outdoor along the boat-filled harbor, still crowded on a Friday in September, for my first lobster roll of the visit.   Sesuit Harbor Café           Sesuit Beach   My friend told me stories of Yarmouth Port’s historic buildings. We drove back to town and hiked the trail there and stood under the sprawling 100-year-old English Weeping Beech tree. I later toured Captain Bang Hallet’s House, carefully restored, but only a few rooms were open. My favorite stop was the home of Edward Gorey, whose quirky, macabre drawings, that inspired Tim Burton’s films, brought a smile.   Yarmouth Port historic area           Recreated indigenous structure               Captain Bang Hallet’s House   Kelly’s Chapel Gorham Cobbler Shop, little free library   Edward Gorey House       Children’s corner, Yarmouth Port Public Library   Gray’s Beach   Roughly a mile and a half long, the boardwalk at Gray’s Beach is built above a marsh, hosting a variety of marine wildlife. One side is marsh, the other beach. At low tide, the marsh looks like a hedge maze with deep muddy lines running through it. At high tide, the maze fills with sea water and the beach just about disappears. A man I met there told me the best time to visit Gray’s is when the tide is rushing in and filling the maze. I stopped by a few more times, but never did catch that magical moment.               low tide           high tide           Around town   Corner of Main and Summer Streets         Morning walks to Dennis Pond                 Wild turkeys   I took a couple of road trips during this time on the Cape. Coming soon: Around the Cape, Provincetown Again, and Into the Mystic.   Please do not download or reproduce images from this site. ©   Your comments are welcome!   Popular posts/stats/categories   Email me at: Ruth@RuthRosenfeld.com   Follow me on: Facebook Instagram Twitter Blog