Early Morning Walk in Chatham, MA

I know a lot of look forward to sleeping in when you’re on vacation. I here to say get up as early as you can! There is nothing better than experiencing the cool, quiet mornings when it’s just you and the birds.  I woke up early and strolled the quite streets to find a place that serves coffee early… with coffee in hand I set off!  Here are some of the photos from my walk this morning from the town of Chatham down to the waters edge.

20140519-100157.jpg

20140519-100635.jpg

20140519-100657.jpg

20140519-100725.jpg

20140519-101701.jpg

20140519-101740.jpg

20140519-101805.jpg
There are some gorgeous homes down by the water!!! Time to head to Martha’s Vineyard. Off to Woods Hole where I’ll catch the boat over.

Where TO stay!

After a really bad experience with the Chatham Wayside Inn I realized I could make the trip with my Mom and am now staying at the Chatham Bars Inn!  I’ll write a blog on it soon but here is the contact information: For more information or to reserve, please call
Chatham Bars Inn at 1.844.733.3215 or The Lowell Hotel at 1.212-605-6817.

Where NOT TO STAY:

I had a really bad experience with the Chatham Wayside Inn. I made my reservation over the phone about 2.5 weeks out. I asked about the cancellation policy and was told I needed to do it by Monday which was 2 weeks before the date I was going to stay.  Here’s where it get’s sketchy. NO mention was made over the phone about a $75 cancellation fee. I would have noted it because I would have waited to make my reservation.  When I called on Monday to cancel I was billed $75.00.  This is a hotel to be cautious about and on my list of where to stay and not stay this is where I would not stay. There are too many other options. To ensure you have the correct hotel to avoid it is located at 512 Main St, Chatham, MA 02633

Chathum Dinner at the Impudent Oyster

If you’re in Chatham MA and in search of a fabulous dinner I highly recommend the Impudent Oyster. Here’s what I had:

20140519-091903.jpg
Oysters Rockefeller

20140519-092307.jpg
Wedge salad

20140519-092347.jpg
Scallops topped w crab

20140519-093451.jpg
The food was all amazing!!!!

Chatham Quick Tour

Here are some pics around the Chatham area. It’s spring and everything is in bloom!

20140518-142110.jpg
This was a post red-eye jump 😉

20140518-142147.jpg

20140518-142154.jpg

20140518-142212.jpg

20140518-142222.jpg

20140518-142232.jpgit’s gorgeous out. I’m putting my flip flops on and walking around Main Street to check out the shops. Cheers!!!

Lunch at the Chatham Squire

I made it and lunch was fabulous!!! Even ran into a good friend which was a nice surprise. If you’re in Chatham try this fabulous place. Try the fresh oysters and clams. Also the fried clams w bellies are to die for…and don’t forget a chilled beer!!

20140518-141749.jpg

20140518-141758.jpg

20140518-143913.jpg

Backroads Along the 6A in Cape Cod

The air smells like lilacs and fireplaces burning. Then you tun the corner and it smells like fresh cut grass. The 6a is a beautiful backroad road to Chatham, MA. Here are some if what you see if you are here in the spring…

20140518-112254.jpg

20140518-112309.jpg

20140518-112319.jpg

20140518-112326.jpg

20140518-112335.jpg

20140518-112342.jpg
The last photos by the water were taken on the 28 heading south along the coast. Next stop Chatham… And lunch! I’m staving! 😉

Escape to Walton Lighthouse

Photogirltravels_lighthouse7

This morning is quite overcast and I’m sitting at my desk wondering how I’m going to spend my Saturday. I know I should be working on my taxes (ugh) but I think I may drive over to the coast and walk out to one of my favorite lighthouses.  A few quick facts on lighthouses (You may need one of them at your next dinner party):

  • First lighthouse in America –  Boston Harbor (1716)
  • Oldest original lighthouse in service – Sandy Hook, NJ (1764)
  • Newest shore-side lighthouse – Charleston, SC (1962)
  • First lighthouse to use electricity – Statue of Liberty (1886)

If you didn’t get a chance to see my original blog when I drove over did a sunrise walk out to the Walton Lighthouse, I hope you’ll check it out:  http://photogirltravels.com/2012/11/12/sunrise-walk-to-a-lighthouse/  Happy Saturday!

Also, if you’d like to purchase a print of this beautiful area, please click on “Contact”. My photography is printed on aluminum. Utilizing an advanced process which infuses dyes directly into the metal, the colors / saturation are really amazing. In addition, your print will be displayed using mount blocks which float the image ½ inch off the wall.

©2013 Shelley D Spray – No content  on this site (including all photography) may be reused in any fashion without written permission from the author.