Dries Buytaert

Cape Cod

Vanessa and I spent a weekend exploring a new part of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We biked out to Chatham, hiked the Dune Shacks Trail in Provincetown and spent an afternoon sailing on Nantucket Sound. More in Exploring Cape Cod.

A woman wearing a bike helmet and sunglasses smiles while enjoying a bike ride outdoors.
Vanessa on our 35 km (22 mile) bike ride out to Chatham.
A sign advertises a lobster roll supper on Fridays at 5pm.
A lobster roll supper sign, spotted on the bike ride to Chatham.
A white house with a porch, wicker chairs, and American flags, partially framed by trees and greenery.
One of the houses we passed on the ride out to Chatham.
A lobster roll with lettuce and seasoning, served with fries and a lemon wedge in a foam container.
A fisherman in a gray cap and orange overalls leans over black crates piled with freshly caught fish on a boat deck.
We watched the local fishermen offload their daily catch at the Chatham Pier Fish Market.
Seen from above, a fisherman in a cap and orange overalls bends over a large black bin of fish.
Seen from above, a worker in a blue patterned shirt bends over a wet floor beside barrels full of fish.
Watching the daily catch come in at the Chatham Pier Fish Market.
Seen from above, a gloved hand sorts through a large tub heaped with fish.
The daily catch, offloaded at the Chatham Pier Fish Market.
A sandy trail winds through grassy dunes under a clear blue sky in Provincetown.
The trails aren't marked, but you can follow the paths that lead past the Dune Shacks.
A small figure in dark clothing climbs a steep, sandy dune dotted with beach grass under a blue sky.
The first of many intense sand dunes on the way to the beach.
Tall dune grass sways in the wind along the Dune Shacks Trail in Provincetown.
A small wooden shack sits on a sandy dune, surrounded by green vegetation under a clear blue sky.
A gray wooden shack and a parked vehicle sit on a distant dune ridge above green scrub and pale sand.
One of the Dune Shacks along the trail.
Waves crash onto a sandy beach with grassy dunes in the background along the Dune Shacks Trail in Provincetown.
After 45 minutes, we finally reached the beach and the ocean.
A woman wearing sunglasses and a patterned dress stands on the beach, looking back toward the camera.
A white lighthouse with an attached house stands in an open grassy field under a clear blue sky.
A white lighthouse with an attached house stands beyond a meadow of green scrub and grass under a hazy sky.
Coiled sailing ropes neatly hung on hooks against a white surface.
Ropes on board during our afternoon sail on Nantucket Sound.
A person wearing a striped shirt grips the steering wheel of a sailboat while navigating on the water.
A smiling woman in sunglasses on a sailboat, with white sails, a blue cover and coiled ropes behind her.
A close-up of a sailing winch with a rope wrapped around it, secured on a boat with water in view.