We spent the day at the north end of Cape Cod, in Provincetown, MA. One thing I’m thankful for is that this is still the off-season. I can’t imagine what it would be like to drive these narrow streets with the traffic that high season surely brings. Even with this level of traffic we were constantly dodging delivery truck, bikes, and pedestrians as we inched our way from the east to west end of Commercial Street.
The town is an interesting collection of tourist stores, restaurants, and bars. There doesn’t seem to be much else. It’s a great place to people watch while eating an ice cream. Some people were very colorful while others are as drab as the beach sand. There certainly was a mixture of sexual preferences openly displayed. It was like being back in California.
We walked the docks at the Provincetown marina. One side of the dock had several commercial fishing boat tied up. An assortment of charter fishing, whale watching, and cruise boats lined the other side.
The 253-foot tall Pilgrim Monument towered over the north tip of Cape Cod. It was visible from just about every place we stopped. This monument is dedicated to the pilgrims that arrived on the Mayflower and drafted the “Mayflower Compact” in 1620. It wasn’t until later that the pilgrims moved on to Plymouth and stumbled over that rock.
