Cape Cod National Seashore--11 Things to Do to Bring Out the Kid in You

Remember all the simple fun you had as a kid when you visited the seashore, lake shore, or river shore? Well, here are 11 things you can do to bring back the kid in you, while visiting the Cape Cod National Seashore beaches. They are:

1. Go beach combing to collect shells, stones and even sea glass.

2. Climb a lighthouse -- Highland Light has some great views!

3. Play in the water, ride a wave, go body surfing -- lessons are available for all who want to be the great Kahuna.

4. Eat a cranberry (home grown in bread, pancakes, or jam), and try a wild beach plum. (We serve it as our jam for toast.

5. Hold a hermit crab.

6. Take a boat ride -- canoe, kayak, whale watching boat, deep sea fishing boat out of Rock Harbor, seal watching, or sail boat ride.

7. Create a Sand Sculpture and take a picture and send it home for all to see.

8. Catch a fish and eat a clam -- fish from shore, from a boat, in a pond, or in the sea. If you don't catch anything go to a great clam shack where clams, oysters and fish and chips abound.

9. Hike a quiet a woods -- enjoy 14 miles of self guided nature trails, listen to nature, and get energized with a brisk walk or a lazy stroll.

10 Enjoy a Campfire at the Beach -- every Monday and Wednesday at Nauset Light Beach at 7:30 during the month of July and 7:00 pm in August.

11. Book a room at the Whalewalk Inn and Spa -- start the day with an awesome breakfast, spend the day doing 1 through10, and partake of the many great restaurants for dinner. Then begins Cape night life -- an evening at the theatre, go to the drive-in for a double feature under the stars, live music and comedy at the Cape Cod Melody tent, or relax in your room with a brandy and a good book.

See you on Cape Cod!

Holiday Shopping on Cape Cod -- Unique Handcrafted Gifts for All

Looking for a little holiday spirit -- come to Cape Cod this weekend and enjoy an early celebration, do a little shopping to find a unique gift for that someone special. You may even find some home grown cranberries to take back for your own Thanksgiving feast. (They freeze amazingly well and will keep for all your holiday entertaining.)

Friday, Nov. 6

Christmas at The Crosby Mansion “Deck the Halls,” presented by Nauset Garden Club, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Crosby Lane, Brewster, through Sunday, $15 advance, $20 at the door.
Harvest and holiday fair Christian Union Church, Shore Road, North Truro, noon to 5 p.m.
Rummage sale Eastham United Methodist Women, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Church, Route 6, Eastham.

Saturday, Nov. 7

Farmers market Orleans, Old Colony Way, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Holly fair Dennis Senior Center, Route 134/Setucker Road, South Dennis, 23rd annual, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sponsored by Northside United Methodist Church, to benefit charities.
Rummage sale Eastham United Methodist Women, 9 a.m.2 p.m., at the Church, Route 6, Eastham.
Harvest and holiday fair Christian Union Church, Shore Road, North Truro, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Book signing Kathryn Kleekamp “Cape Cod and the Islands Where Beauty and History Meet,” 12 noon-2 p.m., Snow’s Home and Garden, 22 Main St., Orleans.
Free ranger-guided program “Before Wireless,” at the French Cable Hut and Three Sisters Lighthouses, 1-3 p.m., park at Nauset Light Beach, Eastham. CC National Seashore, 508-255-3421.
Reading Visiting poets, Eamon Grennan and L. S. Asekoff, 8 p.m., Fine Arts Work Center, 24 Pearl St., Provincetown.

Sunday, Nov. 8

Dramatic presentation Elsa Bastone, performance artist, on the great stories of Greek Mythology, 2-4 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, Main Street, Chatham, 508-945-2075.
Author talk William Sargent “Just Seconds From the Ocean: Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina,” 3 p.m., Wellfleet Public Library, Main Street, free.
African drum workshop Mohamad Kamara, 4-5:30 p.m., 79 Lakeshore Drive, Brewster, $20, 508-274-8626

Make your reservations at the Whalewalk Inn & Spa. Sit by your fireplace, read a good book, and enjoy dinner at one of the fabulous area restaurants after a great day of exploring the Cape. Call 508-255-0617 to make your reservations. See you on the Cape.