Provincetown

Hi everyone,

We spent four nights anchored off Provincetown.  The eastern anchorage has very good holding over sand, but is open to the SE.  We had one uncomfortable night but otherwise winds were either light or from other directions.  Dinghying ashore we found a friendly town with lots to see.

Pride!

Provincetown is famous for its arty scene, sandy beaches, walks and the Pilgrim Memorial.  The Harbormasters came out to visit us and directed us to a dock between the main jetties.  It has a 20 minute limit - not very useful!  There's a free dinghy dock on then NW end of the marina on the NE side of the two main jetties.

Free dinghy dock

Sandy beaches

From the dinghy dock the jetty takes you ashore into the centre of town.  Lots of interesting shops to the SW, and many art galleries to the NE.

Colourful Shops

Town Hall

On the jetty there's the AWSC Shark Center.  The Center tags and tracks Great White Sharks.

 JAWS Territory!

Interesting Displays

The Pilgrim Memorial commemorates Cape Cod being the first place the Mayflower dropped anchor in the New World.  That was in 1620 after a 60+ day passage from (the real) Plymouth.  The Pilgrims signed their famous agreement here - later known as the Mayflower Compact.

Funicular Railway up to the Monument

Pilgrim Monument

Great view over the harbour

Quick Way Down

And the original established millennia prior!

Monument History

Interesting museum alongside the Monument

Provincetown was originally a fishing and whaling centre.  The whaling ships ranged far and wide, including to the Azores.  This led to Provincetown having strong Portuguese connections.  There are Portuguese flags flying around the town and it has a Portuguese Bakery.

Portuguese Bakery!

Pasteis de Nata!

One day we walked S out of the town to the long stone causeway connecting the mainland to Long Point.  Many attractive properties on the way out of town, many of which are rentals.

Posh Cottage

And another

Causeway

Back in town we had lunch at the Brew House.  Highly recommended.

Excellent craft beer at the Brew House

Another day we walked NE out of town to a nature walk.  Wide variety of trees, flowers and biting insects.  The later unsurprising since its a wetland.

Nature Pathway

Wetland

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Provincetown.  We stayed for an extended period due to light winds.  Eventually a weather window with at least 18 hours of sailing wind appeared so it was time to depart towards Maine.

Zen Again in the background

Zen Again in the foreground

Trust all's well where you are.