On May 2 the 16th Annual Maritime Days Celebration will begin. If you love maritime history, maritime art, or just love paddling, there will be events for you to enjoy. So if you’re considering a Cape Cod getaway in May, it would be a great idea to look at the Maritime Days Calendar of Events and coordinate your Cape Cod vacation with some fun activities.

May 2 activities include boatbuilding, a boat tour of Lower Cape Cod, and a kayak tour of the Lower Cape Cod waterways. 

The boatbuilding seminar will be held at the Woods Hole Historical Museum in the village of Woods Hole in the Town of Falmouth. Woods Hole is a fabulous place to visit and enjoy. In addition to the museum check out the aquarium (it was one of the first in the nation) and the famous Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. And if you get hungry there’s some fabulous restaurants and coffee shop. My favorite is the Captain Kidd. I usually have a cup of clam chowder and a burger or their fish and chips.

The Boat Tour of Cape Cod will run from 10 to 11 am and 12 to 1pm and will cost $20 per passenger. Blue Claw Boat Tours will give the tour  from Orleans to Pleasant Bay and you’ll get a great view of some riverways and island passages, hear about their history and see working fisherman. If you’d love to be on the water, but aren’t feeling overly athletic this is a great alternative.

If your feeling athletic and fit you might want to consider the Kayak Tour of the Lower Waterways of Cape Cod. The tour guide will be Dick Hilmer, a certified kayak instructor and coastal educator. There is no better way to observe wildlife than by kayak or canoe.  This tour will run from 10 am to 1:30 pm. Cost is $30. If  my back spasms clear up, this event would be one of my ways to celebrate  Maritme Days on Cape Cod.