They’re called the shoulder months because they parallel the main trunk of the Cape’s tourist season. Yet to residents and long time Cape dwellers, June and September are the crown jewels in this vacation treasury. The throngs have not yet appeared, or are gone, so that the Cape languishes in its relaxed , natural rhythms. Now the warm air and soft breezes make walking the bayside beaches a rare opportunity to explore the flats and search for driftwood. The evenings are usually balmy and the sunsets project brilliant color shows against the western sky. June distills the beauty of spring with its greening of gardens and forests, and In September the water has had the benefit of the entire summer’s warmth to heat up and the swimming is at its very best. These are the months when all Cape activities are available without the jostling that accompanies the
High season. These are the months one can truly discover the restorative nature of a Cape vacation.
