Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast - Brewster By The Sea Inn & Spa

Everyone dreaming of Cape Cod thinks of magnificent beaches and picturesque lighthouses. Many of our Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast guests ask about the history and location of the lighthouses that grace the National Seashore and a short history is at this link.

Two recent pictures of the Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse in Truro and the Provincetown Wood End lighthouse are shown at the top of this post.




Cape Cod has had over twenty lighthouses operating along its shores over the past 200 years and today seven still operate and several other decommissioned lights stand along the coastline.

We recently had a darling young German couple stay with us and by the end of their week long stay they had decided that they wanted to get married on Cape Cod and envisioned their elopement in front of a lighthouse.We have many elopements at our Cape Cod bed and breakfast but this was the first request to have the ceremony near a lighthouse. They decided upon the Highland Light in North Truro We planned a picnic lunch complete with chocolate covered strawberries, champagne, french bread, cheeses and fruit. What a wonderful surprise when the custodian of the lighthouse offered the couple an inside peek and the photographer was able to get a great shot of the newly married couple atop the lighthouse.

During the 19th century heydey of lighthouses, keepers were needed to tend the kerosene in the lamps.After the Cape Cod Canal opened in 1914, ships traveling from Europe to Boston were able to bypass the Cape's outer shore. The number of shipwrecks declined dramatically and that coupled with 20 century technology made many light houses obsolete. By 1960s most of the remaining lighthouses were automated and no longer needed keepers.

Today, many of the lighthouses that remain are open during the summer for tourists to see. Each has it's own unique character and is well worth a visit:

Race Point Light House, Provincetown

Wood End Light, Provincetown

Long Point Light, Provincetown

Highland Light, North Truro

Nauset Light, Eastham

Three Sisters Light, Eastham

We love to visit the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham which is a great place to plan your adventures on Cape Cod

Chatham Light

Monomy Point Light, Chatham

Nobska Light, Woods Hole

We love to visit the Salt Pond Visitor Center which is a great place to plan your Cape Cod adventure. Happy exploring!

Donna and I really appreciate the diversity of our guests and we are always amazed at how well spoken they are. I still run to the dictionary and sometimes to the thesaurus after a morning conversation.

With Donna in Houston, I started looking at a few words; recalcitrant, curmudgeon, etc. that, in a strange way, might be a reflection of my missing her. At any rate I hope you enjoy using this online thesaurus tool


This should be a great way for kids to learn new words. Imagine this tool expanded so a student could use the words in the nodes in sentences, including verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc.


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Posted May 09; Most of our Brewster By The Sea Bed and breakfast guests have taken the 2009 whale watching tours already this year.

Whale watching in the summer months has always been one of our guests favorite excursions while visiting beautiful Cape Cod. This year the tours arein full swing and the naturalists are excited about the whale sightings during their daily tours out of Provincetown.

This past weekend one naturalist commented that the sightings were a dream come true seeing about two dozen humpback whales, over 150 Atlantic whitesided dolphins and a dozen finback whales all in one afternoon tour.Many of the whales have been named and are recorded and monitored by the naturalist team throughout the summer.

Each tour includes information about the whales, marine life and habitat where guests can also view lighthouses, beaches and the Stellwagen Marine Sanctuary. We recommend to our guests staying at our inn in Brewster to make this a complete day trip so that you can enjoy all that Provincetown has to offer as well as a special seafood lunch or dinner at the Lobster Pot where you are sure to enjoy the freshest seafood on Cape Cod.

As I grow older, my mind loves to wander at the end of the day. I think about what was special, what my conversations included and all the little and big things in my life that I am thankful for. Our lives took a major shift when we purchased the ever so lovely Brewster By The Sea bed and breakfast on Cape Cod in 2003. The changes in my priorities and daily appreciation list feels so much more real and sincere. In a word it all comes back to the "simple" things in life.


Yesterday, as I was watering some pansies in our front yard, my gaze drifted across the street to the beautiful wind mill that gracefully welcomes visitors to our lovely town of Brewster on Cape Cod. I look at that windmill daily but yesterday I realized what an incredible landmark and a beautiful part of history that is visible from many of the windows at our inn. I was taking that beautiful sight which I glance at many times during the day for granted.

Yesterday, we also concluded the festivities for our annual Brewster in Bloom celebration with inn tours. While the day was dreary and many of our guests came with rain gear, what a pleasure it was to greet so many kind warm faces that wanted a glimpse of what life is like at our inn. This year our theme included sharing the chocolates we love to give our guests. We do a nightly turn down service that includes delectable truffles from Brewster Sweets. We also had a free drawing for a one night stay at each of the inns. All of our visitors seemed excited about the prospect of winning. We even had one couple return because they had forgotten to fill out their ticket and did not want to miss the chance of winning.

So for me, my appreciation list for Sunday was simple and clear. I am thankful for the love of my husband and the health of our family. I feel blessed to live in such a beautiful part of the country and will smile each time that I look at the beautiful windmill across the street. I feel blessed to have landed into this wonderful world of inn keeping that allows me to meet so many wonderful people each day.

Note from Byron (I love Donna so totally!!)

Spring is my absolute favorite season, and I always feel like it truly is here when we celebrate Brewster in Bloom festivities in our lovely Cape Cod bayside town of Brewster. We have been innkeepers for 5 plus years at our Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast and are simply amazed at how beautiful nature is here on Cape Cod.

The whales are back and can be seen at the whale watching tours in Proveincetown, the herring are running at the grist mill here in Brewster, and the national seashore has so many stunning beaches to walk on this time of year.



On our property the daffodils and tulips are in full bloom, the magnolia and cherry trees are stunning and I am anxious to get into our vegetable garden to start planting seeds.

Happy spring to all!