Mola Mola, or Sunfish, come to Cape Cod to eat jellyfish. They lay on their sides and float on the surface to warm themselves and kill parasites. I don’t think this one was warming itself, though.

Warren Smith, 5 generations up the family tree from me, built a house on Cape Cod in 1843-ish. The house has been in our family ever since, with my Aunt and Uncle currently residing there. Abbey and I are staying with them while we enjoy Cape Cod in the off-season.

We thought it would be a good idea to ride our bikes to Provincetown, about 40 miles away. About half of it was on a bike path, and there was even a bike path rotary where multiple bike paths converged! But the other half was on hilly, winding back roads that reinforced how out of shape we are.

There are over 14,000 acres of cranberry bogs in Southeastern Massachusetts. Natural bogs developed from glacial kettle holes, but most modern farmed bogs are man-made. During harvest, the bog is flooded with around 18″ of water, and then a special machine with a wide reel (similar to a grain head on a combine) is used to wack the cranberry vines. The cranberries pop off the vine and then float to the surface to be collected.

The beach at Chatham is beautiful, and there is always a chance to see seals, lots of birds, and other oddities. One is a shack that has been built using debris that washed up on shore by locals and tourists alike. I’m not sure I like it.

Hey Charles! How ‘ya doing over there? Charles?!?!?

There are lots of secluded beaches on Cape Cod if you don’t mind a little hiking. Abbey and I hiked out a few miles onto Great Island, which is actually now a peninsula, and had the place to ourselves.

Long boardwalks to nowhere fascinate me.

Cheers!