Scenes of Cape Cod Pt. 1

This past weekend me and my lovely wife Renee went to Cape Cod. I will be breaking our experiences into 5 parts.  I will be sharing with you all some of the pictures that we took, alongside personal anecdotes, and quotes from Henry David Thoreau's work, Cape Cod.  So take a seat, unwind and let our story of the cape take you captive.


"Far below us was the beach, from half a dozen to a dozen rods in width, with a long line of breakers rushing to the strand.  The sea was exceedingly dark and stormy, the sky completely overcast, the clouds still dropping, and the wind seemed to blow not so much as the exciting cause, as from sympathy with the already agitated ocean.  The waves broke on the bars at some distance from the shore, and curving green or yellow as if over so many unseen dams, ten, or twelve feet high, like a thousand waterfalls, rolled in foam to the sand.  There was nothing but that savage ocean between us and Europe."  Henry David Thoreau, from Cape Cod, p. 65-66

Lovely Newcomb Hollow Beach located in Well fleet.  This was my first experience of the cape's shores.  I was touched by its raw, unadulterated beauty.  The wind gusts on that day were merciless, as they prevented us from walking even nearer to the shore.  We were literally pelted with sand.

Trouo. This was our view from our living room where we stayed at the Crow's Nest. Notice the vast, and endless ocean.  It is said that the next, nearest coast from here is in Spain. 

Trouo.  The is the view from our room once again during a spectacular sunset.  What made this sunset so exceptional was the fact that the entire day was overcast.  Renee, excited by this brief respite, pulled me to look at the window. When I saw this heaven meets earth scene I contemplated on the ingenuity of God's creative power.  I had never seen such a scene  where the ferocious ocean, all of sudden became compliant and forgiving allowing the sun to momentarily reflect its resplendent rays.

Trouo Notice the wild and violent reddish, purple, orange shades during the sunset, overlooking Provincetown.  In the background is the Pilgrim's Tower.  This is the site where the pilgrims first landed en route to Plymouth. It is said that they abandoned this location because of its barren and inhospitable terrain.