field trip: lower cape

My purchases from The Shell Shop all sorted and ready to play with

One minute summer is this vast blank canvas but yesterday's flip of the calendar page reveals just weeks left until school begins. Good thing we recently "got our summer on" with a couple of days spent in what is called the Lower Cape of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, another destination so lovely I have to share.



No trip to Cape Cod is complete (for me) without at least a few of the following items pictured. Fresh salt water taffy (a new fave), chocolate covered cranberries, fried clams, and lobster in some form, shown here in a lobster club (de-lish!).



A highlight of our visit was a dune tour in Provincetown, a beautiful town at the very tip of Cape Cod. Our guide John, was fabulous and pointed out the various "dune shacks" formerly inhabited by famous artists and writers like Eugene O'Neill. The ride was a bit bumpy at times, which the boys really enjoyed!



Later that day, a walk along MacMillan Pier lead us to views of the harbor



Along the pier are tiny shops and galleries housed in small cottages



like this adorable shop called Seashells in Bloom





Provincetown or P-town is a great place from which to depart for a whale watch.



This visit, we stayed in Wellfleet. The following day we headed to Chatham, which is a favorite spot I have blogged about before.



First stop: Picnic Fashion, the most picturesque shop inside and out with the most wonderful proprietress Becky, who always directs me to some great attraction or restaurant, like ...



seal-watching at the fish pier!



You may have heard about Chatham on the news because seals like fish and sharks like seals so there have been some shark sightings and reports.



We traveled to Harwich to ride go-karts and play mini golf and then -- for me -- highly recommended by a friend, we visited The Cape Cod Lavender Farm. Nestled sweetly among the trees, the little cottage shop was like something from a storybook, aglow with purple fairy lights.



Currently harvesting, lavender was everywhere. We arrived minutes 'til closing -- just long enough for me to purchase sachets of wonderfully fragrant lavender buds and meet the gracious owner, who invited me to stroll the grounds and visit the Enchanted Garden.



This shaded garden features a miniature stone replica of a medieval castle but what I adored most was the wee kingdom of delicate faerie houses, assembled from twigs, leaves and moss.



Hope you enjoyed this field trip. I tried to include as many links as possible if you are ever interested in visiting or shopping. {This is not a paid endorsement in any way}



Wonder if any taffy is left? :)

xo
elyse