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Cape Cod
In August, DH and I will be spending 4 days in Boston and then 2 days in RI. We have never been to these areas. We want to spend a day on a beach and we will have a car with us.
Assuming that the weather cooperates, we were thinking of going on our last Boston day so that we would just be driving to RI from the beach. If that day will be rainy/cloudy, then we would just go from Boston on another day.
Would Cape Cod be a good choice for a day trip? Or is it more of a tourist trap and there are better options for us?
I don't want to feel so crowded on a beach that I can practically hold hands with the stranger next to us. However, I do want something that is touristy enough that we can rent an umbrella/chairs and break up the day and explore some fun shops or other casual entertainment.
If the Cape is a good idea, what town would you recommend settling down in for the day?
TIA!
Re: Cape Cod
In basic traffic yesterday, the Cape (Hyannis) was a two and half hour drive from Boston one way. In summer, it will generally take 3 to 4 hours to drive because of traffic. It is not a good driving day trip in the summer. Thursday-Friday evenings and Sunday evenings-Monday mornings are particularly bad for traffic during the summer. If you decide to go to the cape for a couple of days, Provincetown (at the tip of the cape) and Hyannis-Yarmouth-Dennis (at the elbow of the cape) are good towns with good hotels and B&Bs.
That being said, there are some water shuttles that go from Boston to the Cape during the summer. Timing is important with these water shuttles because they only run at specific times and you don't want to get stuck.
Does anyone have another beach suggestion instead?
My favorite two beaches that are relatively close to Boston are Rockport and Hampton (Hampton is in NH and is overrun with teenages, but I love the beach itself. It's very clean and the water is always cold). Rockport is a beautiful area both for beaches and shopping and eating.
I second Rockport! It's a nice artsy town and if you've seen "The Proposal" with Sandra Bullock you've already seen some of the shopping area known as the "Bearskin Neck"