70 Bradford Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 02657-1363, United States
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September and October are by far the best time to visit the Cape. There are no crowds, the temps can still be in the 80s, and the changing colors can be spectacular! You'll feel like you own the place.
Crossing the large dunes you will find the main beach in Provincetown. I was here in August and the water was still very cold. There were many small pebbles on the water floor making it necessary to wear sandles or some type of shoe for comfort.
There are SO many restaurants to choose from!!! But what is a MUST while you're at the Cape is to have a bowl of New England Clam Chowder. From restaurant to restaurant you'll find it made with slight variations, but I have yet to taste one I haven't liked.
For those unfamiliar with the 'New England' style chowder, it is made with a rich cream base, whole clams, potatoes, and whatever the cook feels like throwing in. A good cook knows not to be stingey with the clams.....what is clam chowder without them? Of course seafood is a staple on the menus at almost all restaurants. For this trip I chose restaurants that catered to families with children. For families, a restaurant with a nice atmosphere and a varied menu is the Hearth and Kettlewhich has several places dotted throughout the Cape. I recommend it to anyone who wants a casual, it-doesn't-matter-if-little-Johnny-dumps-his-soup kind of place. Casual, and yet cozy and potentially romantic, if little Johnny isn't sitting too close :)
The Provincetown trolley leaves several times a day from in front of Town Hall on Commercial Street and can drop and pick up in a few other locations as well. If you are new to town and/or are visiting for only a short time, it's a good way to get an overview of the immediate area. The ride takes you through town on Commercial Street and on a loop through the Provincelands of the Cape Cod National Seashore. The driver keeps up a running commentary on the history of the town and area (maybe a few tall tales thrown in too), often quite amusing.
The Provincelands have dunes with higher elevations than my native Long Island, and than sometimes falls below sea level creating an open gash to the ground water. A kettle pond is just that, no streams or other water source feed the pond. Its a depression in the earth that is filled with ground water. These ponds create habitats
for various bugs and animals. Frog bellows could be heard echoing if you wait in silence. The trail meandesr through a collection of these kettle ponds with shoot off trails that take you to waters edge.
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