Afternoon: Arrival by 2:00 PM at the Old Sea Pines is followed by bicycle fitting. Then we will test your bicycling skills to assure a safe, comfortable program.

Dinner: Meet your fellow travelers during group introductions at our welcome dinner hosted by the Inn.

Evening: All evenings in this program are free to relax or explore on your own.

Lodging: Old Sea Pines Inn

Meals Included: Dinner

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast in hotel dining room.

Morning: Start the day with a lecture on safety, rules of the road and the IBT corner system. Bicycle on the famous Cape Cod Rail Trail, the Cape’s premier bike path, which will take you past salt marshes, cranberry bogs and ponds.

Lunch: Lunch on your own at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Bicycle to the Brooks Academy Museum to view a cranberry exhibit. Watch a short film documenting the history of the cranberry industry on Cape Cod before embarking upon a docent-led tour of the museum. Return to the Inn via bicycle this afternoon.

Dinner: Dining room at the Inn.

Lodging: Old Sea Pines Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Salt Pond/ Coast Guard Station and Nauset Light Beach/ First Encounter Beach

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast in hotel dining room.

Morning: Your day begins with a field trip to the Salt Pond Visitor’s Center to view exhibits and learn how this pristine seashore came to be. Afterwards, enjoy an excursion to the Coast Guard Station and Nauset Light Beach. Here begins an unbroken 40-mile stretch of beach extending to Provincetown, the “Cape Cod Beach,” of Thoreau’s 1865 classic Cape Cod. The much-photographed Nauset Light tops the bluffs where the “Three Sisters” lighthouses once stood. Don't miss the opportunity to dip your toes in the water before we head back.

Lunch: Lunch on your own at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: On the return trip to the Inn, we stop at the First Encounter Beach, a great spot for watching sunsets. Near the parking lot is a bronze marker commemorating the first encounter between the local Indians and the passengers from the Mayflower, led by captain Myles Standish, who explored the entire area for five weeks before deciding to move onto Plymouth.

Dinner: Dinner in dining room of Inn.

Lodging: Old Sea Pines Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast in the hotel dining room.

Morning: Your destination this morning is the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, which offers nature and marine exhibits as well as self-guided trails through forest, marshland and ponds, all rich in birds and other wildlife. A lecture and accompanying slide presentation on Cape Cod’s Natural History will introduce you to the area.

Lunch: Lunch on your own at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Transfer to Hyannis, MA where you will board a ferry to Nantucket Island. Those participants with cars can leave them at the Hyannis Ferry Parking. The parking rate is approximately $20 per calendar day. Please note that this fee is not included in the cost of the program.

Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant in Nantucket.

Lodging: Nantucket Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel dining room.

Morning: Madaket, on the west end of the island, is your destination this morning. After spending some time exploring, you continue biking to the town of Nantucket, well known for its cobblestone streets, charming antique homes and interesting shops.

Lunch: Lunch on your own at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Visit the Nantucket Whaling Museum and attend a lecture on “Nantucket’s Involvement in American Whale Fishery.” Return to the hotel this afternoon before dinner.

Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant in Nantucket.

Lodging: Nantucket Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Siasconset, The Nantucket Life Saving Museum/ Nantucket’s Historic District

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel dining room.

Morning: Bike to the east end of the island, stopping in Siasconset to explore the cliffs and magnificent beaches. Stop at the Nantucket Life Saving Museum for a lecture on the history of the Coast Guard and life saving on Nantucket.

Lunch: Lunch on your own at a restaurant.

Afternoon: Walk through Nantucket’s historic district as a local guide presents a lecture on architecture and social history.

Dinner: Farewell dinner at a local restaurant in Nantucket.

Lodging: Nantucket Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast: Early morning breakfast in the hotel dining room.

Morning: Board the ferry for the return to Hyannis.

Meals Included: Breakfast