After rushing through city after city after city in double quick time, it was time to take a rest! And a break from the city was exactly what i got during a 4 night stay in Cape Cod.

After wandering unwittingly down an Interstate (got a bit of a telling off from the cops) I finally found my hostel. The HI-Midcape hostel is superb, its situated in the middle of nowhere and has a uniquely laid back feel with the Cheers ethic of “where everybody knows your name“. Sleeping in cabins and rushing to the main building for a very hearty breakfast of fresh pancakes, brought back memories of my days working at summit camp. This place now comes highly recommended from yours truly.

Day 1
So myself and 3 others i met in the hostel the night before struck out for Provincetown (Chaffuered in a Mustang no less…Yipee! - cheers Carla) at the very tip of the capes hook, which unknown us was well in the swing of a gay pride week (later fact finding uncovered a stat of 60-80% of the population of P-Town is homosexual).

The place is actually a really fun place and very lively as you would imagine. (travel buddy Gary from glasgow wasnt overly impressed with the outward nature of the town folk sexual preferences, which i found rather amusing). While here visited the Pilgrims monument which celcbrates the landing of the first pilgrims in the usa and walked a rock walkway a mile out into the bay to Woods End Lighouse passed the stunning salt marshes in the early evening light.

Day 2
After a crazy late night idea, i struck out again for P-Town, this time by public transport as the Mustang had deserted us, bummer! In a moment of weakness decided to part with cash and throw myself in for a possible disaster! Whale Watching isnt usually my thing, but i was glad to be onboard after being caught in a downpour which left be soaked! After 10 minutes i had my moneys worth, not Whales but Dolphins! loads of white sided dolphins circled the boat, playing about in the water! Was amazing to see!

After another hour we spotted about 6 humpback whales gracefully larking around in the waters, waving tails and jumping for the crowds. Was so great to see them in thier own habitat and not behind a glass screen at sea world. Money well spent! A superb experience!

Day 3

Struck out and rented some bikes for the day. Cape Cod is littered with cycle tracks so it was a breeze getting around, even though whichever way you turn the wind is blowing in your face!

Took a ride north to the Nauset Light beach for some sunbathing. Then followed that up with a trip to a lookout point at Fort Hill over the salt marshes (after a scaryily crossing an Interstate), then finally rounded the day off with a ride and a stroll along the beach at sunset. Amazing colours and view on offer the whole day!

I also ran into a 4 Foot Monitor Lizard on my ride. His name was Tank, and he was clearly a double hard lizard… i decided not to mess with him or is crazy owner!

Time to rendezvous with th guys in Chicago… Got a long way to go & a short time to get there!!