The Chatham Fish Pier Market is open for the season. I loved this photograph looking down from the upper walkway deck with the gorgeous daffodils in bloom.
So pretty, don’t you think?
Category Archives: Cape Cod News
Breaking News At Coast Guard Beach On Cape Cod!
They’re back! Those adorable little summer-resident Piping Plovers are back at Coast Guard Beach. It was such a treat to see 3 of them scurrying along the water’s edge looking for their food of small insects and invertebrates. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
The ironic part was that I had just looked up on the “Checklist of Birds on Cape Cod” on the drive over to Coast Guard Beach to see when they would arrive. It said “late March or April,” so I had my fingers crossed.
Adorable little guys, don’t you think? They should be here till the end of September, so you have lots of time to see them!
Closed For The Season In Provincetown On Cape Cod.
“Closed For The Season” signs are in the windows of the ferries to Boston from Provincetown Harbor. Pretty soon, when the weather warms up a bit, the ferries will be running again and the docks will be swarming with people.
I loved the clouds in the sky above these booths. So pretty, don’t you think?
A Little Bit Of Sand At Marconi Beach On Cape Cod.
There was quite a bit of sand that washed in from the Nor’easter a couple of weeks ago here on Cape Cod. The bottom of the stairs at Marconi Beach were pretty buried as you can see in the first photograph. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
The good new is that the stairs are still standing and you can still use them to take a nice walk on the beach. I think staying to the right side going down is a little bit easier, as on the left side the sand is pretty high.
I’m sure it will take a little bit of time to dig them out come spring, but well worth the wait as Marconi Beach is one spectacular beach… any time of the year!
Coast Guard Beach And Nauset Light Beach On Cape Cod Are Temporarily Closed.
After seeing all of the erosion at Nauset Beach two days ago, I thought I’d take a walk on Coast Guard Beach to see what it looked like. I was so surprised to see that beach access was closed. (Click on blog link for more photos.)
You can see how high the sand is by the height of the handrail on the left side in the 2nd photograph. I wonder if there is a dangerous drop-off at the end of this new path and that is why its closed.
I thought maybe I could see what the beach looked like by walking down from Nauset Light Beach. But, that beach was closed too. Hmmmm…
You could see all of the damage in the parking lot at Nauset Light: the metals fences had all blown down, the porta-potty was blown over, the trailer looked askew… It was just a mess. The winds must have been treacherous there during last weekend’s storm storm.
I called the Salt Pond Visitor’s Center to see if they knew why the beaches were closed. They said that the rangers were assessing the situation at the beaches. I guess I’ll have to try again in couple of days. I sure hope that the new path to Coast Guard Beach is not in jeopardy. Does anyone else know any other information?
Note: I heard this afternoon (2/4) that Coast Guard Beach is now open.