Cape Cod is....

[Anonymous]

actually not cape. At least note anymore. The canal means it is surrounded by water on all sides.

[Anonymous]

Interesting how my posts keep getting deleted because I don't agree with OP.

[Anonymous]

I'm a fan of the Cape (but not CCCL level by any stretch!) and I will say that one thing I am particularly appreciating this summer is that I feel safe here. Massachusetts has done a good job getting the virus under control after a rocky start. Today there were 157 new cases statewide, which is about 5% of what it was at the peak. Our town has had 18 cases total. The governor has been pretty controlled in reopening and people wear masks without a big fuss or drama.

I'm on my 5th week here this summer and it's definitely gotten more crowded, especially over the 4th, but there is still plenty of room to spread out on the beach, or walk/run/bike, or kayak. So maybe the water is chilly, and maybe there are sharks, but I don't feel like I am taking my life in my hands to go to the grocery store or walk down Main Street. Seriously considering staying here through the fall if the current trends continue.

[Anonymous]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article244050392.html

Shark video from Lewis Bay on the Cape posted 16 hours ago.

Shark was in ankle deep water. Bystanders were joking that sharks are now coming ashore on the Cape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article244050392.html

Shark video from Lewis Bay on the Cape posted 16 hours ago.

Shark was in ankle deep water. Bystanders were joking that sharks are now coming ashore on the Cape.

It’s a sandbar shark, not a great white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article244050392.html

Shark video from Lewis Bay on the Cape posted 16 hours ago.

Shark was in ankle deep water. Bystanders were joking that sharks are now coming ashore on the Cape.

It’s a sandbar shark, not a great white.

But clear evidence the increasing numbers of great whites are putting pressure on the other sharks species and pushing them to expand their pursuit of food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article244050392.html

Shark video from Lewis Bay on the Cape posted 16 hours ago.

Shark was in ankle deep water. Bystanders were joking that sharks are now coming ashore on the Cape.

It’s a sandbar shark, not a great white.

But clear evidence the increasing numbers of great whites are putting pressure on the other sharks species and pushing them to expand their pursuit of food.

Not sure about that. Different sharks eat different things. Sandbar sharks are bottom feeders and do not compete with the great whites for seals or larger fish (the seals are probably bigger than they are). Basking sharks eat plankton, again not competing with the great whites. Sandbar sharks are commonly in shallow water, hence their name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article244050392.html

Shark video from Lewis Bay on the Cape posted 16 hours ago.

Shark was in ankle deep water. Bystanders were joking that sharks are now coming ashore on the Cape.

It’s a sandbar shark, not a great white.

But clear evidence the increasing numbers of great whites are putting pressure on the other sharks species and pushing them to expand their pursuit of food.

Not sure about that. Different sharks eat different things. Sandbar sharks are bottom feeders and do not compete with the great whites for seals or larger fish (the seals are probably bigger than they are). Basking sharks eat plankton, again not competing with the great whites. Sandbar sharks are commonly in shallow water, hence their name.

Not that shallow water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a fan of the Cape (but not CCCL level by any stretch!) and I will say that one thing I am particularly appreciating this summer is that I feel safe here. Massachusetts has done a good job getting the virus under control after a rocky start. Today there were 157 new cases statewide, which is about 5% of what it was at the peak. Our town has had 18 cases total. The governor has been pretty controlled in reopening and people wear masks without a big fuss or drama.

I'm on my 5th week here this summer and it's definitely gotten more crowded, especially over the 4th, but there is still plenty of room to spread out on the beach, or walk/run/bike, or kayak. So maybe the water is chilly, and maybe there are sharks, but I don't feel like I am taking my life in my hands to go to the grocery store or walk down Main Street. Seriously considering staying here through the fall if the current trends continue.

+1

OP should have named this thread "Sharks - because I'm an Instigator". As if there aren't sharks in almost all waters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a fan of the Cape (but not CCCL level by any stretch!) and I will say that one thing I am particularly appreciating this summer is that I feel safe here. Massachusetts has done a good job getting the virus under control after a rocky start. Today there were 157 new cases statewide, which is about 5% of what it was at the peak. Our town has had 18 cases total. The governor has been pretty controlled in reopening and people wear masks without a big fuss or drama.

I'm on my 5th week here this summer and it's definitely gotten more crowded, especially over the 4th, but there is still plenty of room to spread out on the beach, or walk/run/bike, or kayak. So maybe the water is chilly, and maybe there are sharks, but I don't feel like I am taking my life in my hands to go to the grocery store or walk down Main Street. Seriously considering staying here through the fall if the current trends continue.

+1

OP should have named this thread "Sharks - because I'm an Instigator". As if there aren't sharks in almost all waters.

True.

But only Cape Cod has great whites swimming practically on the shore (including bays!) prompting constant media attention, warnings, and clearing the beach.

Maybe it’s the frigid water prompting them to try to warm up on the sand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a fan of the Cape (but not CCCL level by any stretch!) and I will say that one thing I am particularly appreciating this summer is that I feel safe here. Massachusetts has done a good job getting the virus under control after a rocky start. Today there were 157 new cases statewide, which is about 5% of what it was at the peak. Our town has had 18 cases total. The governor has been pretty controlled in reopening and people wear masks without a big fuss or drama.

I'm on my 5th week here this summer and it's definitely gotten more crowded, especially over the 4th, but there is still plenty of room to spread out on the beach, or walk/run/bike, or kayak. So maybe the water is chilly, and maybe there are sharks, but I don't feel like I am taking my life in my hands to go to the grocery store or walk down Main Street. Seriously considering staying here through the fall if the current trends continue.

+1

OP should have named this thread "Sharks - because I'm an Instigator". As if there aren't sharks in almost all waters.

True.

But only Cape Cod has great whites swimming practically on the shore (including bays!) prompting constant media attention, warnings, and clearing the beach.

Maybe it’s the frigid water prompting them to try to warm up on the sand?

NC does a good job of quashing the bad PR about all of their shark sitings.

[Anonymous]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xtiyZI0hz0k

Awesome video of the hidden beauty of cape cod!

[Anonymous]

The shark app is great, helps steer clear.

To respond to OP, there are people who get cape code and those who don't. Just like there are people who LOVE the OB and those who can't stand it.

Yes it's expensive. Homes rarely trade because many have been in the same family for 400 years. And, the concentration of wealth that it draws isn't just regional given how convenient it is to major GA airfields.

The water is colder than the DE beaches. Absolutely.

It's snooty for sure. We don't like out of town plates from people we don't know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The shark app is great, helps steer clear.

To respond to OP, there are people who get cape code and those who don't. Just like there are people who LOVE the OB and those who can't stand it.

Yes it's expensive. Homes rarely trade because many have been in the same family for 400 years. And, the concentration of wealth that it draws isn't just regional given how convenient it is to major GA airfields.

The water is colder than the DE beaches. Absolutely.

It's snooty for sure. We don't like out of town plates from people we don't know.

It’s snooty but it’s a far cry from the wealth and snootiness of the islands.

[Anonymous]

My friend who lives on Cape Cod just shared this - be aware of toxic algae blooms:
https://brewster.wickedlocal.com/news/20200708/apcc-beware-cyano-blooms-in-cape-ponds

Map:
https://apcc.org/our-work/science/community-science/cyanobacteria/