Woke up so early and still couldn't get to everythin I planned on! There are way too many beaches on the Cape... I stopped at one before going to Provincetown. Nauset Beach. It was pretty, and pretty deserted. It is off-season so the parking was free though. Really really windy! Small dunes lined the beach and it was a bit hazy, but nice. Stayed for about 45min. then drove to the Cape Cod National Seashore Info Center. I wanted to walk the dunes in Wellfleet, but chose to skip it for Provincetown first. Why? I had a very important whale watching reservation!
Provincetown is so nice. Narrow streets, lots of food and places to shop, and a beautiful coastline and pier. I took the Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch out at 1pm. The waters were really choppy, so I was lucky that they went out at all. Took the Portuguese Princess II and it lasted for about 3hrs. We saw several groups surfacing and a few whales going solo. All humpback though- not lucky enough to see the rare ones this time. It was an amazing trip! Salty sprays, waves, seagulls, a seal (but I couldn't get a glimpse of him in time) and of course, the whales. There is one whale they call Salt; she's been around Provincetown since 1974! We saw her today with a calf swimming along side her.
Such great experience, so I shouldn't be bummed that I didn't have enough daylight for the other beaches on Cape Cod. There will be plenty more :)
It looks like you had a whale of a time.
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