This little slice of the Cape is one of my favorite places. It is windswept and harsh and so so beautiful- but not the best place to swim. The great whites have returned! which means the seals are abundant! I hope this is a good sign among so many disheartening facts and figures and first hand evidence about our struggling ocean.

For this 9 mile trek, I came prepared with trash collecting bags but blissfully, the beaches were nearly pristine save for a rubber glove and a few tangled masses of fishing gear that I was able to haul above the tide line but were way too heavy to carry 5 miles back to the car.