First time on Cape Cod

My husband and I will be visiting Cape Cod the first week in June. We are staying in Sandwich because it appeared to be a nice central location. I have heard that a day trip to Martha%26#39;s Vineyard is a must-do, but what other things should we look into enjoying while we%26#39;re there? My husband loves to golf, so recommendations on a good public golf course would be appreciated as well. Thanks in advance for your help!

First time on Cape Cod

I don%26#39;t consider the Vineyard a ';must do'; especially if this is your first trip to Cape Cod....there is plenty of exploring on the ';Mainland'; to keep you busy.

A drive along RT 6A out to the Outer Cape....Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown.

A daytrip to Chatham etc....

For golf, I%26#39;d reccoment the Captains Course in Brewster...

http://www.captainsgolfcourse.com/

but there are LOTS of other courses in the area, check out:

http://www.golfoncapecod.com/

for a more detailed list and maps

First time on Cape Cod

While I agree that there is plenty to do on Cape Cod proper you have located yourself conveniently to the MV ferry and a day trip there would seem a natural to me. You can get around via their $1. bus or you can be brave (or is that foolish) and rent mopeds as we do. There%26#39;s a lot to see.

You%26#39;ll find a lot of nice dining options in Sandwich. One of my favorites is for the food but also for the long lunch hours and that%26#39;s Dunbar%26#39;s Tea room. Food there is both hearty and dainty depending on your mood and always delish! Don%26#39;t skip dessert.

You%26#39;ll find walking tour maps in most Sandwich shops. Don%26#39;t miss walking on their long boardwalk out over the marsh to Town Neck beach for some beautiful views in all directions.

Since you are going to be there a full week I recommend a good guide book and the consensus on this board is that the one by Kim Grant is by far the most useful. $20. I have her 6th edition but the the next edition is due out in a week or two. It%26#39;s called: An Explorer%26#39;s Guide: Cape Cod, Martha%26#39;s Vineyard %26amp; Nantucket.

Do bring some warm clothes/windbreaker etc. as it can still be chilly in early June due to the wind and also at night and especially if you are going to be out on the water.

Hope this helps you a bit. You%26#39;ll have a terrific time I%26#39;m sure.

Thanks for the prompt responses! Have you ever been to the Outer Banks in NC? We had a very relaxing week on Ocracoke Island last year and are looking for something similar. Are we staying in an area where we can park our car and rent bikes to get around Sandwich or is it much too busy for that? Is the whale watch tour worth it or is it a waste of time?

We would also like to travel up to Boston one day. Anything we shouldn%26#39;t miss? I know we could spend more than a day in Boston, but we thought about taking some kind of tour to see as much of the city as possible. Is there a tour company that%26#39;s better than others?

Since you have already decided to stay in Sandwich and see it as a central location, you obviously do not mind driving. Sandwich is not really centrally located as far as Cape Cod is concerned, however, as CCC says, you can conveniently get the ferry to the islands and the trip to Boston will be about 1 hour, depending on the traffic. I suspect that you might want to spend some time on the outer cape, from Eastham to Provincetown, to get the ';Outer-Beach'; feeling you are looking for. The outer cape is great for biking with a trail that follows the old rail-road line. It is newly paved and can be taken conveniently from the National Seashore Salt Pond Visitors center in Eastham to the north or south for a couple of days of leisurely biking. Driving from Sandwich to Eastham will take about 40 minutes and to Provincetown, figure another 25 minutes.

So....here%26#39;s the plan....drive to Eastham, rent bikes at Little Capistrano Bike Shop (www.littlecapistranobike.com ) across from the Visitor%26#39;s Center and bike to Coast Guard Beach and then back to the bike trail. Then bike north to Wellfleet and back. On an other day...drive to Provincetown and spend a day seeing the sights and whalewatching (definitely worth it, www.whalewatch.com) and perhaps take a dune tour (www.artsdunetour.com). The National Seashore has lots of great programs but if you are staying in Sandwich you will have to do a lot of driving every day to get to them. Nonetheless, here is a link that might help. www.nps.gov/caco

Cape Cod Charlie,

Thanks for the book suggestion! All of the reviews on Amazon mirrored what you said. Unfortunately, the next edition isn%26#39;t due out until June 14, after I return from my trip. I went ahead and purchased the current edition. I look forward to getting it!

Milemarker0, I appreciate the golf links. I will send the links to my husband and let him do the research. I don%26#39;t play, so I don%26#39;t guess I should really choose the course for him.

Yellowbird, I should have said that Sandwich was centrally located for some of the things we knew we wanted to do. Thanks for all of the advice on things to do. Very glad to know that the whale watching is worth it.

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