5 Things I Love About Cape Cod

{1. Lighthouses}

For as long as I can remember, my family has been coming to Cape Cod for our summer vacation. Over the many years of staying in homes anywhere from Harwich to Orleans, there are many things I have come to love. The following photographs are five of these things.

 

Usually the mornings here are foggy and a little chilly, but this week the temperatures are much warmer. This hotter weather has certainly not kept us indoors though! We kayaked yesterday to the Stage Harbor Lighthouse (shown above), and this morning rode our bikes to the Hot Chocolate Sparrow for lunch by way of the Cape Cod Rail Trail.



 

{2. Fishermen's Cedar Shake Sided Shacks  }

 

{3. Local Farm Stands}

 

{4. Cranberry Bogs}

Along those rides we passed numerous cranberry bogs, each very green and very picturesque. As we shifted into higher, and faster gears, we whirled past small ponds and thickly settled cottages, a rustic general store, and a busy Main Street. Twenty miles later and feeling hot and fatigued, we escaped to Harding's Beach, bringing with us some local fare. Of course, the best way to end the day was with ice cream!

{5. Black Raspberry Ice Cream in a Waffle Cone}