Cool breezes stroking my hair, slightly warm sun-rays kissing my feet…..the breath-taking view of the sun coloring the western sky with reddish, golden tones, as I’m trying to capture the view…….. This is what I love about sailing. Something about being in water and just sailing away, drifting towards the sunset… It completely reinvigorates my soul.
Cape Cod has to be one of the most exciting places to go sailing in summer. When I was in Hyannis, Cape Cod for the first time, I had a hard time believing that it is just 4 hours away from NYC. The atmosphere in Hyannis is more like the life on an island than that of the city. I loved walking the streets of Hyannis, especially the Main Street, filled with restaurants, pubs and ice-creams parlors. You see free, wandering souls sitting at the patios of restaurants along the streets, chatting with each other, enjoying amazing foods and drinks, well after the midnight. It’s like the night will never end.
Cape Cod is not the typical tourist destination over-run by tourists that I have come to know over the years. It has a more relaxed, calm vibe, somehow everyone there seem to be transported into a Cape Cod state-of -mind almost instantly. From the Irish and British pubs you see along Main Street, you may think you have been transported to Europe for the night. But when the day dawns, you’ll know you are in Cape Cod, especially when you see blue water, sails, and jet skies everywhere. My routine was simple: stroll to a café early in the morning, grab breakfast and hit the water for sailing till sun set. Capecodians (what I call the good people of Cape Cod) are some of the nicest people I’ve met. Every time, I interact with them, I keep smiling and can’t shed the happy feeling of how nice they are! They truly keep the friendly spirit and positive vibes of Cape Cod alive.
If you stop by a local café, don’t forget to get their scoop on the local hot spots. That’s how I got to know “P” town, that’s what the locals call Provincetown. This quaint town has the vibe of a little fisherman village, with awesome spread of beaches and restaurants. “P” town is just about 30 minutes from Hyannis, where locals go to hang by the beach, jet skiing, go whale watching and enjoy yummy seafood.
More reasons to love Cape Cod? Both Nantucket Island and Martha’s Vineyard are only about one hour away from Cape Cod. You can catch the Steamship Authority Ferry from Hyannis to Nantucket. Or if an hour in the awesome blue water sounds too hectic, how about catching a helicopter ride over Atlantic to Nantucket Island?.I took the ferry from Woods hole (Falmouth) to Martha’s Vineyard (another breathtaking beautiful island, I can’t wait to talk about) on the third day in Cape Cod.
Calming winds, amazing seafood, friendly people, beautiful lighthouses, quaint towns, close-by islands, these are all reasons to love Cape Cod. But what I love most about Cape Cod is sailing out of Hyannis just before the sun is about set over it. Amazing beauty in the evening skies, light houses, sails flipping in the air, the rhythmic sounds of the water is so overwhelming, it even made my eyes teary couple of times while sailing. When someone asks me what is my favorite vacation destination, I am little hesitant to answer, it’s because there are many places on the top of my list. But somehow when I hear this question, I’ll always remember the calm, serene, beautiful summer evenings of Hyannis, Cape Cod. It is just that kind of a place…
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