Hyannis, MAThis summer with money being a little tighter than usual, we have been planning
daycations (or is it
staycations?) or as we called them when I was growing up: daytrips.
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Living in Rhode Island, we're not far from coastal destinations like Newport or Cape Cod. With just over a week remaining until school starts, we have kicked day trips into high gear lately. Thursday we headed for Cape Cod.
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For those of you far from
New England, Cape Cod is a seventy mile long penisula with fifteen townships stretching eastward from Bourne to the tip at Provincetown.
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We started our day walking around the busy Main Street of
Hyannis (part of Barnstable). We had lunch, the boys rode a carousel and played at the arcade, I searched for the beloved junky seashell souveniers of my childhood, and then we took a tour of the
Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory. {Two free bags of chips per person. Not too shabby!}
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Heading from lower to mid-Cape, we rode go-karts and drove by
Chatham Lighthouse, before stopping for a late seafood dinner at family-casual
Kreme and Kone in West Dennis. My oldest is proudly displaying a piece of his fried calamari in the photo above. I ordered my summer fave: a
lobster roll. {Easy on the mayo next time!}
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I asked for extra placemats. So cute and somehow very
Cath Kidston -- all red, blue and slightly kitschy! Would it be crazy to frame one of these?
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After dinner we continued on Route 28 to my new favorite town on the Cape, pretty
Chatham.
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We stocked up on
candy for the ride home. Then it was back to scenic Route 28 for another go-kart ride and even more souvenier shops until we reached the highway -- arriving home just after midnight. A great day.
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The following day we were off to
Newport. We strolled
Thames Street for more shops, sweets (this time -- ice cream), and even more arcade games.
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We also visited a portion of
Cliff Walk, which offers amazing views. Coming up: A Red Sox game courtesy of Aunt Gretchen (thank you)!
Today my guys are visiting an armory museum. As for me ...
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I plan to do some blogging
ketchup aka catch-up on reading blogs!
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And maybe make some of these so it looks like I didn't spend my
entire day on the computer ...
Where do you like to visit on your daycation-staycations?
xo
elyse