Nauset Light Beach, Lobster Rolls, Lighthouses

Our camp, with the amazing chairs. The idea is (for us) arrive early and encourage extensive sand castles so we get left some space when everyone else comes.

View along beach showing huge stairs to beach over eroded sand banks

This morning we pulled our usual trick, arriving at the beach at about 8.30am, before everyone else had (presumably) finished cooking breakfast. Nauset Light Beach is named such for the lighthouse nearby. It seems that the Cape has a bit of an issue with erosion, which can be seen in the second photo. But in terms of sand and sun and sort of surf (low tide this morning, again!), this is definitely getting there. Today we discovered the joys of those short beach chairs that people cart around (so comfy!!). We also saw seals swimming nearby. The Great White Sharks come in after the seals, so you don't swim near the seals... But they look so sleek and amazing in the water.

Lobster rolls - a specialty up this way, very delicious and very expensive.

There are seven lighthouses on Cape Cod, and we made plans to try and see as many as possible...

Highland Lighthouse - oldest and tallest on the Cape. Moved 450 feet inland away from coast line in 1996. Much to Mr 4's disgust, you needed to be 4ft high to climb this one, and he was just under...

Nauset Light - the lighthouse on the Cape Cod Chip packets! Rescued from eroding coast line in 1996 at great expense and moved inland about 300 feet (91m)