August 22nd, 23rd, 24th Cape Cod to Boston

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Lighthouse at the entrance to the harour
 as we landed in Nantucket

 

Nantucket - Up at 6AM to catch the 7:15 ferry so we would have lots of time on the island. Upon arrival, we rented a couple of scooters, and wobbled off to explore the back roads. Even with a map in hand we got off the main road and landed on some unpaved routes. However we did see a lot of the island, and most of us had a great time. Steve never did get comfortable driving the thing, blaming the extra weight on the back of the bike.



Built in 1850



 We went out to  a lovely old lighthouse, and a couple of the beaches at either end of the island.

We also buzzed around a couple of little villages, with cute cottages and past some really nice summer homes of the very wealthy. Then we had late afternoon snacks and a drink at a neat old pub and caught the 2 hour ferry back.



Sunset from the Ferry

On Tuesday we headed up the Cape Cod Penninsula, stopping at the site of the first Transatlantic wireless telegram sent by Marconi to the King of England from President Roosevelt Jan. 19th, 1903.  Then we stopped at the historic town of Truro and its beautiful lighthouse. Richard climbed to the top of the lighthouse to take pictures.

These are a couple of interesting street scenes in Provincetown at the very end of the penninsula. The main street was jammed with tourists so we didn't see as many of the locals as we had expected.

This is the Pilgrims Tower and Memorial dedicated to the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower Nov. 19th, 1620. The rest of Cape Cod is beautiful scenery, trees and sand dunes with lots of summer homes and cottages in the lovely Cape Cod style.  Next we drove to Plymouth for the night, and around 2PM the earthquake hit which we probably just thought was a bumpy road.





Plymouth Rock

In the morning we parted ways again, Richard and Linde heading back to Hyannis to the Toad Hall car museum. and S & S going to see the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock. This is actually just the top of the rock as the Pilgrims moved it and then moved it back again.




This is the under deck area where the Pilgrims spent most of their time and slept on very tiny platforms. There are several people in period costume on the ship to tell visitors what life was like on board and how the ship worked. This ship is a replica that was built exact in every detail to the original, and sailed from Britain to Plymouth without any support vessels.

From there we headed to Lexington, northwest of Boston to visit cousins, Bob and Marge.