Word: capes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pilgrims landed at Provincetown, at the very tip of the Cape. The Pilgrim Museum and Tower, if they are open, should not be missed. From the top of the Tower you can see the entire Cape on a clear...
...Cape Cod is at the southern end of Route 3, a natural peninsula turned into a large island: the Cape Cod Canal separates the Cape from the rest of southeastern Massachusetts. Two bridges connect the rest of the world to us. Cape Cod is shaped like an arm flexing its bicep, and the bridges connect where the shoulder would be. There are 13 towns on the Cape. One highway, Route 6, runs the length from Bourne (the shoulder) to Provincetown (the fist); 6A runs parallel from the shoulder to the crook of the elbow. Route 28 runs south from...
...easiest to explore the Cape by car, but busses run from the Trailways terminal in Boston to both Hyannis and Falmouth. The ambitious can then hitchhike. The very ambitious can bicycle. (It is 70 miles from Boston to Hyannis and another 45 miles to Provincetown...
...Orleans, 6A rejoins Route 6 and heads north. Most of the forearm (Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro and Provincetown) is part of Cape Cod National Seashore, a National Park. The beaches on the Atlantic are wonderful, always nice to walk on when there are no crowds. Even in the rain and wind, if you are dressed warmly, it is fun to explore the beaches. With a wet suit, March is not too early to surf...
...trip to the Cape is complete without a stop at Great Island, one of the last undiscovered parts of the National Seashore, in Wellfleet. It is on the inside of the Cape in Wellfleet Harbor. The tides and winds have gradually formed a sand spit which now connects the Island to the town. It was the location of Higgin's Tavern, in which famous pirate Black Bellamy hung out. It is now uninhabited...