We started preparing a checklist so that we did not miss anything. The most important things being sunscreen lotion and some food. The next morning we would have almost missed the trip if my mom had not called early on to convey some news :) If not for her we would have relived the scenes from Home Alone except for the fact that there's just 2 of us here instead of the 20 odd members they show in that movie.
At around 8:30 a.m. we headed out. Our destination - Nickerson State Park in Brewster. Due to time constraints we decided to meet our friends near the camp site. When we hit the roads it appeared as though entire MA was headed our way. Fortunately we didnt have too much traffic jams. Once we reached Cape Cod our GPS got a little confused. We made 2 trips up and down the Sagamore bridge before it got it's whereabouts correct. To give the GPS some time to figure out we stopped at the all famous Dunkin Donuts, after all America runs on Dunkin so maybe our GPS would start running fine too ;)
We got to our camp site successfully by 1 p.m. As soon as we got to our camp site we set up the tent and simultaneously got the camp fire going. Luckily for us the place was so hot that we didn't have to try too hard to get the fire going. After about half an hour we had set up the tent and started with lunch.
Soon after lunch we headed for the beach.The water was nice and cool. Perfect for the sunny day. After lazing around the beach we went for a long walk and followed it up with some kayaking. Low tide had started and though we headed far from the shore the water was very shallow. Once we were satisfied that we had soaked enough sun we headed back to our camp. After a quick snack we headed towards a lake. Watched sunset there and then had dinner and ended the day with a few rounds of cards.
The next day began early for us. It was so bright that we couldn't sleep late :) This time we had a tough time starting the fire as all the wood was moist with dew. Took us one hour to prepare tea. Finally we had some breakfast and headed back to the lake taking a hiking path. After a relaxed day there we headed out to grab some lunch. By now we were out of energy to start a fire and cook. As we are vegetarians the only option we had there was Subway. We followed it up with a huge ice cream cone. After lunch we drove back home tired from all the activities but feeling great about the fun time.
Down a hiking trail
We got to our camp site successfully by 1 p.m. As soon as we got to our camp site we set up the tent and simultaneously got the camp fire going. Luckily for us the place was so hot that we didn't have to try too hard to get the fire going. After about half an hour we had set up the tent and started with lunch.
Soon after lunch we headed for the beach.The water was nice and cool. Perfect for the sunny day. After lazing around the beach we went for a long walk and followed it up with some kayaking. Low tide had started and though we headed far from the shore the water was very shallow. Once we were satisfied that we had soaked enough sun we headed back to our camp. After a quick snack we headed towards a lake. Watched sunset there and then had dinner and ended the day with a few rounds of cards.
The next day began early for us. It was so bright that we couldn't sleep late :) This time we had a tough time starting the fire as all the wood was moist with dew. Took us one hour to prepare tea. Finally we had some breakfast and headed back to the lake taking a hiking path. After a relaxed day there we headed out to grab some lunch. By now we were out of energy to start a fire and cook. As we are vegetarians the only option we had there was Subway. We followed it up with a huge ice cream cone. After lunch we drove back home tired from all the activities but feeling great about the fun time.
Our home for 2 days
The Campers
Down a hiking trail
Few random shots
