Cape Cod has 3 main highways. One runs along the northern coast, one along the southern coast and the main highway and the quickest and most direct route is through the center running east to west. It is sort of a feeder road and then roads run off of it to the small towns all along the coast. We decided to use the main highway to get over to the National Seashore which is a National Park that runs up the arm of the east coast of Cape Cod. Then when we return we will use the southern route and go through Hyannis Port and other towns along the way. We stopped at the Visitors Center when we first got into the National Seashore Park to get a guide so that we would know where the best places to visit are. We went to the Nauset Lighthouse Beach. The beach parking lot was almost full even though fog had moved in and it looked like it could rain any minute. However, we did get a nice picture of the Nauset Lighthouse. Also about a block away hiding in the trees now was 3 more non-functioning lighthouses that surely must have been out in the open at one time.

Shortly after getting back onto the main highway and heading up north to the top of the Cape we got into a traffic jam that continued on for miles and quite some time. We were planning to eat our lunch at a restaurant there and to see some of the other lighthouses and beaches. It started raining and since we were getting no where due to the traffic we pulled off to have lunch at a little restaurant along the way. Food was fair and the service was fair. We found out there was a very serious accident that had stopped all traffic and it was still backed up when we left so we just went the other way. We did take the lower road to drive through the towns along the south coast and to see Hyannis. We saw some other lighthouses but could only get a picture of Chatham Lighthouse. It was rush hour when we got to Hyannis Port and we got in another traffic jam. We actually turned away from the traffic and made it back to the main road and headed home. It rained on us most of the way home. This was not a real good day.