memorial day wkend

young couple seeks advice for memorial day wkend. driving up and staying in sandwich, ma. sat - tues. interested in going to martha%26#39;s vineyard, hanging around the cape, not sure if should try to fit in boston. not sure if may is a good time for whale watching? interested in biking (thinking of doing that at MV), what is the canal like? good places to eat, but not too pricey? thnx in advance!

memorial day wkend

You were smart to make your Memorial Day plans as you did because you will miss a great deal of the traffic. Monday afternoon getting off Cape is one of the toughest commutes of the year. But do be sure to leave Jersey early on Saturday as 95 will be very busy with day trippers going to the Connecticut beaches.

I can%26#39;t help you with specific Sandwich recommendations but will say that you need to be careful not to try to pack too much into your 2 1/2 day stay. A day trip to MV is doable from Falmouth and MV is a fun place to bike ride. We have always enjoyed renting bikes in Edgartown and riding out toward Gay Head. But that would mean a very full day.

A whale watch would be fun but could be chilly so be prepared with jackets and gloves. We like to go from Ptown (Dolphin cruises) but I know there has also been a whale watch tour from Barnstable Harbor (sorry, I don%26#39;t know the name of the fleet) which would be much closer to Sandwich.

I am hoping others with more knowledge of Sandwich would answer but wanted to help you get this thread going (I%26#39;m a Jersey girl by birth!).

memorial day wkend

thnx for the advice about the traffic. actually we were thinking of doing friday in RI. sat we can either head straight for cape cod OR hit boston in the morning/early afternoon. we%26#39;re not looking at doing too much in Boston - the truth is i%26#39;m most interested in the chocolate buffet they have @ langhma hotel. but now that you mentioned traffic i%26#39;m wondering if that%26#39;s still a good idea? driving to boston and then to the cape on sat, that is. i realize MV would probably be a whole day thing - so that would be either SUN or MON. that still leaves 1 full day, sat aft/eve, and tues morn/aft to explore.

They say that that chocolate buffet at the Langham is quite good....you just need to decide if you want to add 2 1/2 hours and driving/parking hassles to do that. If you do go to RI on Friday, be prepared for lots of late afternoon/early evening traffic. All Hudson River crossings will be tough.

There%26#39;s so much to see and do in Boston that it would be a shame to only come for the chocolate buffet. Given the extra driving time, it would probably make more sense to come at some other time when you can afford to stay there for a few days.

we will be arriving in RI early morn and hope to do 2 mansions and just walk around. we were planning on staying there overnite and then head out first thing sat morning. im definitely reconsidering boston, and wondering if it%26#39;s best to head out to the cape. our itinerary for fri in RI is not set yet, but since we%26#39;re getting there early, we should be ok? and what will driving early sat morn fr RI to cape may be like? thnx so much!