7 days after July 4th

I am looking at several cottages for July but I%26#39;m not clear if I should take a place in

N. Eastham, Wellfleet or Truro. I want a nice beach and they all claim to be not more than 1 mile from the beach (Nat. Seashore). I also would like some option to go out for dinner without driving my car, so I think Truro might be the best because they offer a shuttle to P-Town. But I remember Truro as a pretty sterile looking place with those lines of cottages on not the nicest beach?

Help, I cannot decide!

7 days after July 4th

The best parts of Truro are hidden from view and take some finding. Some very exclusive homes.

7 days after July 4th

Wellfleet for me. Plenty of places to eat including Moby Dick%26#39;s, Wicked Oyster, Bookstore Restaurant, Lighthouse Restaurant, a bunch of others, and then my favorite, The Beachcomber. Great seafood on the water and the bar scene and entertainment is in full swing after the sun goes down.

Google map the cottages keeping in mind that the cape is narrow once you get to Eastham...only 2-3 miles wide. Unless the cottages are actually in the National Seashore, which they surely would advertise as a big plus, you can assume that you probably will want to bike or drive to the ocean beach. A mile is a long walk with beach gear in tow on a scorching sunny day! When you look at their location, check to see that they are not on the highway...unless of course the noise from traffic does not bother you.

As for the town, you must decide if you want to shuttle into Provincetown every night for dinner and then shuttle home. If that is not a problem, then Truro is for you. Those sterile cottages you mention are on Rt 6A on Cape Cod Bay. You won%26#39;t find any cottages on the ocean side because of the National Seashore lands. If you decide to drive to dinner then both Eastham and Wellfleet are options and you can also dine in Orleans which has many great restaurants.

You can check out additional options using the Chamber of Commerce sites for Eastham and Wellfleet: www.easthamchamber.com www.wellfleetchamber.com

Good luck!

Thank you for the tips, very helpful!