Week long road trips from boston12/29/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() Provincetown is certainly an interesting place to visit, and the Pilgrims monument gives a stunning view on a clear day. Nearby, Cahoon Hollow was a lovely beach – but to be honest the whole area is rather spoilt for lovely beaches! Chatham beach is pretty and the town is quite quaint – lunch at the Impudent Oyster is recommended. I think it closes down for the winter, we were there just in time. There are some lovely jewellery shops in the village. It felt like a very privileged area and largely undiscovered by tourists so it was very quiet and relaxing. Plenty of nice walks nearby to see the sunset from different beaches – our favourite was Duck Harbour. It was a good choice between a hotel (far nicer than a hotel as personal service) and self-catering because we had breakfast provided but also had space to cater for ourselves simply (and there’s a little store in the village that makes that easy). There is also a microwave and fridge and balcony as well as plenty of sofa space. Breakfast is lovely and you have your own entrance round the side of the owners house. The room is large and airy and comfortable – it’s all in one room, but it is so big that it feels more like a mini open-plan apartment. A friend had suggested Wellfleet as being a good choice of place to stay and we found Oyster Cove Bed and Breakfast. We often mix up our accommodation a little and avoid hotels for too much of a holiday. We stopped to enjoy the beach and lighthouses in Hull and then to see a bit of Plimoth (CabbyShack was a good priced diner) history. Seeing Boston in the fall was stunning – if you are a runner then it is perfectly flat around the river basin and very popular for jogging! We saw the rest of the city on a pre-booked Duck Tour – a tad touristy, but to be honest we wanted to see the city and head to the Cape ASAP so this was the easy way! It’s worth getting the ferry over to see the USS Constitution and also to look back at the city skyline that is very pretty. Things to do in Boston: have a good mooch and lunch at Quincy Market, Boston Common is lovely and its worth the stroll out to the Reflecting Pool and the church with fancy maps on the ceiling. ![]() We were there with jet lag and didn’t plan to be at the hotel much so this worked fine it is strange in that it is connected to the YMCA, but it is also 50 yards from an Avis depot so easy to get your car from later on. We went low(er)-budget for our nights in Boston – Hotel 140. Notwithstanding they are very different cities – plenty to enjoy in them both. I would suggest you go to Boston first – I think if you went to New York and up then Boston probably doesn’t have such a wow factor. The Newark lounge is thankfully now much improved – flew through there in February this year and the former McDonalds-esque space is now happily replaced with the Galleries brand! Proper pre-flight dining is handy as that means on the plane, glass of fizz and straight to sleep – next stop London! We flew BA and the flight times work quite nicely to and from Heathrow. We had half our trip high 20s and above, a hurricane, some cooler days and then more hot weather in New York. ![]() The weather is likely to be all over the place – so it isn’t a busy time of year for tourists. Early October is a great time for a trip to Boston, Cape Cod, Rhode Island and New York. ![]()
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