And what did we see on Cape Cod?

Not a lot of Cape Cod, but we did see Nauset Light!

We camped in Shawmee-Crowell State Forest, just south of the Canal in Sandwich, so, officially on the Cape. We spent most of our time (3 days) hanging out in camp , what with the rain and all. OK. That’s only 2 days in camp for Mark, who went boating on the Popponesset Bay with an old RSE Brother, while Gail slept all day to shake off a bad cold! We started our visit with 2 sunny days in Boston and yesterday we drove all the way up to Provincetown, with some stops along the way. We did NOT know it was Carnival Week until we got there. THAT explained the traffic (and a few other things)!

Only three days “touring”, but that included expensive parking, quite a bit of walking, 2 nice dinners in the North End of Boston, one nice dinner on the water in Provincetown, and…

Visited 2 new National Park Sites and 2 revisits:

Boston African American National Historic Site (#211), where we took a Ranger Walk along on the north slope of Beacon Hill, where the African American community of 1800s Boston led the city and the nation in the fight against slavery and injustice. These remarkable men and women, together with their allies, were leaders in the Abolition Movement, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, and the early struggle for equal rights and education.
Boston National Historical Park (#12-Revisit), where we walked a bit of the Freedom Trail, visited Fanueil Hall and King’s Chapel Burying Ground, and took a tour of the Massachusetts State Capitol (#1-Revisit).
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreational Area (#212), which we visited via 2 boat trips. The first was to Georges Island, where we had a couple of hours to explore Fort Warren. In the later afternoon, we took another cruise to see the three Lighthouse in Boston Harbor: Long Island Head Light, Boston Light, and Graves Light. It was kind of “fun” watching planes take off from Logan over our heads, especially on the 2nd cruise where there were LOTS of sailboats out with their spinnakers flying.
Cape Cod National Seashore (#112-Revisit), where we took a couple of short hikes around Pilgrim Heights and visited Highland Light (Cape Cod Light), Nauset Light, and the Three Sisters.