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Exploring the Wellfleet Audubon Sanctuary

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Today we got up early and drove to Wellfleet to the Audubon Sanctuary. Along the way we picked up Aunt Cindy and Uncle Wayne to accompany us on this adventure. Many years ago I went on hiking adventures with Aunt Cindy and Uncle Wayne. We’d done part of the Appalachian Trail, some Snowshoeing and more. So, when we were thinking of some adventures on our staycation e knew that we had to catch up with them and have them along on our trip to the Audubon Sanctuary.

We went to this location last year during our vacation on the Cape. It was our Family Adventure Day at Wellfleet Audubon Sanctuary. We met up with Aunt Cindy and Uncle Wayne last year, after the adventure. But this year, they got to be a part of the adventure. We took the trail down to the beach and got to see the fiddler crabs, the tide come in and more.

Eva was very much into observing the crabs. She got very upset whenever anyone walked near them and frightened them back into their holes. There was a lot of shushing. Then the tide came in and water filled up all the holes. You can hear the bubbling sounds when you watch the video.

Andrew had a fun time digging in the sand with Uncle Wayne. They were digging trenches for the water and as the water came in for the tides the trenches would fill up. Andrew was very excited to make a “B”. He was also excited to hold a dead fiddler crab. He had no fear. Eva, not so much, she wanted nothing to do with it.

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Family Adventure Day at Wellfleet Audubon Sanctuary


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We took the kids to the Wellfleet Audubon Sanctuary today to hike and check out the area. It is part of our adventure Wednesdays where we are trying to do something fun once a week all Summer. We joined the Audubon Society for this very reason, to get out and explore places.

The Wellfleet Audubon Sanctuary was a very nice place to visit. There are tons of wide trails that go from the visitor center right out to the ocean. The trail that we chose was one where we were able to walk along a great boardwalk and there were Fiddler Crabs all over the place. They were so much fun for the kids. They were delighted to see all the crabs. The walk was pretty nice, too.

We also had the opportunity to visit with my grandparents. We went over to their house and caught a little bit of a nap before they got home. Then when they came home I helped fix some computer issues. Andrew had fun doing blocks with Grandpa and Grandpa was delighted to play with Andrew and he even got down on the floor to play with him.

We then went to Chatham Fish Pier to meet up with Aunt Cindy and Uncle Wayne. We watched the seals in the harbor and then had a great meal of a Fisherman’s Platter. It was a nice day on the Cape.