Going to a beach resort for a December vacation may seem strange but it has the advantage of cheap accommodations and lack of crowds. My wife and I weren't able to spend our early fall weekend up in Cape Cod so when I suggested a winter getaway we decided to see what Cape Cod looked like around Christmas.
Even though we knew we won't get any beach time because of the weather we did know that there were some festivals that might be interesting to see so we weren't concerned about being bored. Because it was off off-season we stayed a resort we normally couldn't afford. The hotel room was more like a condo and had an indoor pool as well as a beautiful beach view.
The weather wasn't great for the 4 days of the vacation. It was overcast almost all the time with a few hours of rain here and there. Since we weren't planning to sit on the beach anyway the weather didn't matter as much. We spent most of our time checking out the scenic beaches and our favorite shops.
Even though it wasn't bright and sunny the beaches were still very scenic. There was a fog coming in to one of our favorite beaches that made it hard to see where the water ended and the clouds began. I took a few pictures but it was really hard to capture how it really looked.
Of course one of the reasons we go to Cape Cod is for the food. Unfortunately our favorite place for clam chowder and our favorite place for breakfast was closed for the season so we had to try out some other places. Even though there isn't a lot open we did get our fill of chowder and found some good breakfast alternatives. Most of the places that are open are popular bars so I assume the locals do a lot of drinking in off season.
There are some special Christmas events and festivals so we did take in some of theses. The big one was Gardens Aglow. It sounded like it was a smaller version of the light festival that Longwood Gardens puts on. It ended up not living up to the hype. It was just too crowded with little kids running around and the displays were nothing special. I did manage to take a few decent pictures.
Before we did the Gardens Aglow we spent some time at the Sandwich Glass Museum where we not only got to see a large variety of interesting handmade glassware but also got a live demo.
Some of the towns on the Cape were highly decorated so we spend some time driving around at night taking in the sights.
I didn't get a lot of pictures of the light displays as it was hard to do while driving by but made it a nice way to spend the nights.
We have been up to Cape Cod many times over the years mostly in the summer and fall. The Cape is definitely must more desolate with less things to do in the winter but it was fun to see it during a different time of year.
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