East coast state of mind in the United States
The Crowne Pointe Historic Inn was our imposing and impressive base. Sat on a hill overlooking P-Town (as the locals say) it was like a cosy British Inn.
We needed the spa, outside hot tubs and daily cheese and wine evening after cycling around Falmouth. If you can drag yourself away from the mineral soak baths you will find superb lobster serving restaurants and excellent shopping and nightlife.
We enjoyed two excellent day trips during our stay, including a must-do dune tour in a 4x4 vehicle.
The tour takes you through enormous old sand dunes on the Atlantic coast, and you can just about make out surviving shacks, which were built as life saving stations.
On our final day we sailed out on one of the whale sightseeing tours and I expected to see nothing. But the spectacular half day tour, complete with on-board marine biologists, tracked the magnificent animals down. It may have been a tiring 14 days, but we are already planning our west coast tour.
Travel Facts
Washington DC
* The Dupont Hotel, Washington DC www.thedoylecollection.com/washington Rooms from $199
Cape Cod
* The Inn On The Sound Bed and Gourmet Breakfast Falmouth www.innonthesound.com Rooms from $120 to $345
* Crowne Pointe Historic Inn Provincetown www.crownepointe.com Rooms from $99 to $627
* Whale Watching Tours – www.dolphinfleet.com
* Dune Tours - www.artsdunetours.com
Boston
* The Ritz Carlton Boston Common www.ritzcarlton.com Rooms from $345
New York
* The Ganesvoort Hotel, New York City www.hotelgansevoort.com
Rates from $425 for deluxe rooms and $665 for suites.
Amtrak Trains
* If you book in advance you can travel between Washington and New York from as little as $49 per person and then from New York to Boston from $49.To book visit www.amtrak.com
Niagara Falls
* Jet Blue fly to Buffalo (for Niagara Falls) from JFK International Airport. Flights starts at under £100 return. www.jetblue.com
