Cape Cod - I don't get it

GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

..you could always go to Nantucket..

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Er, that requires all the cape traffic plus a ferry ride.

Yeah, I gave up on summertime cape a long time ago. I love to go to the cape after Labor Day, like mentioned before, no traffic, no crowds, and it is still warm enough to enjoy the beach. Might be in Truro (sp) the weekend after LD.

I hear 'ya 100% DHS!!

My in-laws live on the Cape near the East Falmouth/Mashpee line. Their place is out on a penisula where you walk East or West for about 200 yards and your at the water either way. F-I-L has a boat, F-I-L's really good friend has a bigger boat. Always have a open invitation to go there, and with the exception of my wife's b-day celebration around July 4th or if I happen to want to run in the Falmouth Road Race in mid August, I just refuse to go out there between Memorial Day and Labor Day. I have NO desire to wait for however long it always is on Friday night/Saturday AM at the Bourne Bridge/ FRIGGIN STUPID, DUMB, POINTLESS, AWFULL, CIVIL ENGINEERING ABOMINATION Rotary :Mad: and then the same stupid thing getting off the Cape (even knowing back roads that will get me right to the IHOP at the Rotary without taking 28 from the Otis AFB rotary on up)!!!!

If I need to run out in the AM to get a paper/morning beverages/groceries/beer restocking run if I'm not on the road by 7:30, it's atleast an hour round trip for the 4 miles each way (and 2 of those 4 is just getting from my in-laws, down the main street on the peninsula and out to 28!! )

Summer on the Cape, WTF!!!!

mondeo said:

I just don't understand beaches altogether. I can sit around and do nothing outside just as well at home.

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Probably a few more lovely ladies in bikinis at the beach than in your backyard though

Warp Daddy said:

The Queen and i go to the CAPE after Labor Day -its fantastic --no crowds , no traffic , rates are down ,pace is lazy -AWESOME and the water is still quite warm.

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This year as many years in the past, we're going up Labor day weekend. I always take the day off work and leave on Tuesday to miss the crowds on Labor Day. It's amazing how crowded everything could be on Saturday and Sunday, and then Monday, ghost towns

My grandparents live right near the start of the cape. I never "got it" about what was so special about the place. I just sat in traffic in Tilton full of vacationers trying to get onto I-93 south to head home. I enjoy the lakes but my favorite lakes are far far away from the hoards of people that mob the lakes off the Tilton area and flock to Lake Winni.

Water everywhere has appeal for vacationers and day trippers that want to "escape". Funny thing is, there are plenty of great beaches and lakes in MA north of cape cod. When I lived on the North Shore in MA, I was a 5 minute walk from an ocean beach. But the funny thing is, the grass is always greener...

Funny story. For vacation this summer, we went down to the Pocanos to do some camping and hiking. We live right down the street from several WMNF campgrounds and hiking in the whites. Sometimes you just want to go somewhere else even if the quality of recreation is the same right in your backyard. But I never understood the desire to go where everyone else goes...

RootDKJ said:

My neighbor owns a house on LBI...it is indeed one of the most scenic beaches in NJ. That's where I was for 9/11. Haven't been back there since.

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+1

Grew up in the area...there are a lot of quite fancy homes going north from the causeway. I think keeping a boardwalk away and preventing high-rise buildings kept the area nice over the years. We still had our share of Bennies in the summer, but the place always seemed more subdued.

Having grown up near the water, I have never had a desire to vacation on Cape Cod...would much rather go to the mountains, no matter what season it is.

Thanks DHS, you just reminded me of one of the reasons I haven't been there in years.

The few times that I went we would leave at like 1am just to beat the traffic getting onto the cape. That worked well enough, but we'd still have to deal with the traffic while we were on the cape. heading back home was usually a mess...

bvibert said:

Thanks DHS, you just reminded me of one of the reasons I haven't been there in years.

The few times that I went we would leave at like 1am just to beat the traffic getting onto the cape. That worked well enough, but we'd still have to deal with the traffic while we were on the cape. heading back home was usually a mess...

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Still, I have a hankering to go back again sometime soon....

Cape is great in June and September. It's ok in the mid summer but only if you go midweek -- same as some ski areas!

Camping in the state parks is pretty fun in June/Sept...plenty of access to bike paths, kettle ponds, kayaking, ocean. My way of doing the cape is to never get back into the car once I'm there. I like it, but agree if I had to go doing the Fri/Sun commute, I'd skip it.

Warp Daddy said:

The Queen and i go to the CAPE after Labor Day -its fantastic --no crowds , no traffic , rates are down ,pace is lazy -AWESOME and the water is still quite warm.


I spent 3 months on the Cape rented a beautiful home on pond a block from the ocean when i was on sabbatical leave several years ago and love it here . We biked everywhere and quickly learned how to drive the capes backroads and avoid the main roads .


The Queen is a watercolor artist so finds the Cape light amazing and ZEEMAN is right on target about the beach at nite simply awesome

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Wow, that sounds really nice. My wife and I always loved Cape Cod. We use to rent a cottage for a week, sometimes 2 every year when the kids where younger. We talk about going back, but like many have said the crowds are too much.

Coming from year round born and raised Cape Codder, this summe has been paticularly busy. DHS as you probably saw on my FB status on Friday, the Cape is the best in September, my absolute favorite time of year. Where did you go? If it was anywhee near Hyannis, etc... You get what you get there, assholes and idiots. Fortunately I do not travel offCape on the weekends, take back roads when available and stay away from it all. Once you get past Dennis, it is a totally different place. Even where I live in Yarmouthport right off 6A it is pretty quiet. I have a rule that I basically do not travel south or route 6 in the summer time. Can't remember the last time I went to the otherside of town. My office is in Hyannis, I go back roads and get in and out as soon as I can, it is a shit hole now. I do not and will not go to the public beaches, I have off road stickers for Dennis and Nauset, plus a boat. Those are the only ways to get away from it all. All summer destination spots are the same, look at the Hamptons traffic, as Riv said the Lake Regions, I bet even in your neck of the woods it gets petty congested just noth in Ogunquit, etc...

The Cape has changed a lot. There are a lot of trashy people around that can really drag things down, but I guess you can find it anywhere. The are still some cool places to grab a drink at a decent price to be found. If you just want to have a few drinks and hangout with friends the possibilities are out there. Next time you are around hit me up. M. Macph and I hang out every weekend, he lives in my hood.

deadheadskier said:

I guess it always seems to me that due to scheduling, I'm stuck doing what 'normal' people do. That's what I don't 'get'. I don't get what the 'normal' people do and rave about..

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intersting question- mebbe they get a good deal on season passes? :smile:


if its solitude you want hop on a boat over to the Elizabeth isles & get away from it all

All things considered, the place is really crowded and full of obnoxious people, please do stay away. :razz:

imho.....Mass residents....

Live to boast....about how they out-did someone else....in doing what...you name it.
Just 48hrs of pissing contests.....one after another...LOL. I do think it's what happens when you get a large population compressed in some areas...
Agreed Warp Daddy....the "off-season" is great.

Of course what did I do tonight to follow up my Cape trip with another beautiful slice of americana? I went to Hampton Beach, pretty much the mullet capital of New England and saw Ron White at the Casino Ballroom with 2000 other people that all looked like Walmart Hall of Fame (or is it shame?) shoppers!



maybe I'm the dumbass :lol:

what's the big deal getting on and off the cape? Just take the tunnel, its always empty.

deadheadskier said:

Friends of mine from Jersey love Long Beach Island. Vacation Mosh Pit as well?

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I go to LBI for a week every summer and I love it. Great beaches, it does get crowded on weekends but on weekdays it's great. It's more of a family place than Seaside Heights and such, totally different vibe, more of an island vibe.

2knees said:

what's the big deal getting on and off the cape? Just take the tunnel, its always empty.

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is that a joke? Funny that DHS is making fun of Wal-Mart shoppers cause that's like 3/4 of America..not everybody has that classic hippie vibe!!!

GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

..not everybody has that classic hippie vibe!!!

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very true

I certainly don't