Coast Guard Beach

Mr 4.5 getting the hang of the lovely chairs

This beach was recommended to us as the best, the downside being that you had to take a shuttle which didn't start until 8.45am. We got to the carpark at 8am, and put on sunscreen in the carpark, which took us to about 8.30am, when the driver of the first shuttle took pity on us and dropped us at the beach. The beach was quite empty when we arrived, except for some seal sightings, so we did our thing - built sandcastles, got wet, ate fruit/snacks, got sandy, got wet, got tired, went home for lunch. I am starting to see the advantage of a beach umbrella, because I did sit there under towels and scarf and sunnies and hat and reapplied sunscreen and still felt hot and sandy. By the time we left the beach was getting reasonably full.
It doesn't have the same rocks at low tide that Nauset Light had, which was handy for us trying to keep our footing and hold onto our precious boys. Still not a lot of waves.

Coast Guard beach gets its name because the old Coast Guard station building is there (get it?!)

In the afternoon hubby and Mr 6.87 went for a bike ride while me and Mr 4.5 hung at home, and after dinner we finally went for a walk in the other direction to Great Pond, which is a kettle pond - a deep inland salty pond, apparently left behind after a glacier melted. Despite not having swimmers, because we were just having a look, the boys stripped off to undies and hubby was conveniently wearing board shorts, so we jumped off the dock there for a bit. This was hugely enjoyed by both boys. It was a great way to cool down before bed.