Beachin' it in Provincetown

Great piece on a perfect Sunday at the beach in Provincetown

via Mark Skala, All Things Cape Cod, blogs.wickedlocal.com
Nothing like a day at the beach on Cape Cod
2011 July 18
by Mark Skala


The beach was the right place to be yesterday. While it was hot and humid at home, the beach was perfect with breezes and mild water temperatures on the South side.

We escaped to the beach around noon yesterday and spent the entire afternoon lounging by the water or in the water (with a water temperature of 72). Ideal conditions all day. The breezes were a perfect tonic to the humid weather. The ordinarily calm surf had just enough wave action to make it fun and adventurous. All along the shore you could see people flocking to the water for relief from the heat.

Clearly the crowds have picked up. Sunday at the beach was evidence of that. So too was evidence of the people coming over the bridge on Saturday. We headed off Cape Saturday afternoon to go to a concert at the Comcast Center and couldn’t believe the late-afternoon lines trying to get over the Sagamore Bridge. I was glad to see so many people seeking the Cape relief! We need all those people here.

Anyway, as we packed up our beach stuff on Sunday, that sinking feeling many of us get as we prepare for another work week, took over. I commented to a friend how hard it is sometimes to live and work in a resort area where so many are on vacation and they get to play, enjoy and go with the flow. “Yeah, it is a challenge some Sundays,” he said to me.” But would you want it any other way?”

After Sunday’s picture-perfect Cape Cod beach day, I’d have to say no.


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