What are things like on Cape Cod now?
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Anonymous
| Friends of ours who live overseas have offered us the use of their house on the Cape. We had a death in the family recently and we would really love to get away for a while. We know this area of the Cape a bit from having visited our friends in past years. It's lovely and relatively private. If we go, we would drive and would pretty much just hang out at or near the house, go to the beach, play some tennis -- just low-key vacation activity. Another friend who lives in the Boston area has expressed some surprise that we would consider doing this because she thinks as out-of-staters we would not be welcome. If you're up on the Cape now, what's your impression of how in-state residents view visitors? (I did see on the "visiting family in MA" thread that one poster said there are plenty of out-of-state license plates on the Cape right now.) |
Anonymous
| Just go. Sounds perfect. Lots of people down here have gone to their own houses on the Cape, and things seem fine. |
Anonymous
| We're heading there tomorrow to stay at a family home for two weeks. My sister-in-law is there and said it is beautiful. Go and enjoy! |
Anonymous
| I've been here about a week and will be here the rest of the summer. It's totally fine and many of the seasonal residents are now here. The many year round residents who depend on the summer business for their income are happy to see people. There may be a vocal minority who think the bridges should be closed but that's not happening. Retail is open (just opened a couple of weeks ago) and there are plenty of outdoor dining options. Limited indoor dining is also allowed but not every restaurant is opening for that yet. |
Anonymous
| Go - we just returned. Friendly stores. Everyone in masks or distancing. |
Anonymous
Senile vocal minority. Fixed that for you. And most of them come from Florida during the off season (often own a home in both places), so they are nothing but hypocrites. Go OP, make sure you have access to a private beach, so it is not crowded, and also you have access granted by deed. |
Anonymous
| Please go. The cape survives on tourism and they would welcome you. Just wear your mask and be sensible. Please buy lots of local things! |
Anonymous
| Go. Staying in a house on the Cape is an excellent form of social distancing. The beaches don’t get too crowded either, if the house has a parking pass. |
Anonymous
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Please come here, my children are starving!
—shark |
Anonymous
We stay on a pond |
Anonymous
| We’ve been in Falmouth for a month. The weather is literally perfect. People wear masks and distance. It is SO nice to be in a lower density environment. Do it in a heart beat. You won’t regret it. |
Anonymous
| Also every other plate is CT or NY. Go. |
Anonymous
Pond shark! |
Anonymous
| We've been on outer cape for a month. Lots of the usual out of state plates (especially in last week or two). People are wearing masks and distancing on streets, parking lots, paths to beach. Masks are off on the beach; we've never had a problem with people coming within 10 feet of us on the beach, even little kids. Some restaurants are open for outdoor dining but we're not doing that and have found plenty of options for call ahead takeout or delivery, grocery delivery, etc. |
Anonymous
Whatever you do, do not open the door for a telegram! |