Van life on Cape Cod (Pt 1): Seals, lighthouses, free camping & adventure on New England road trip

[@dough8037]

So, for future reference, you're ON Cape Cod, not IN it. It's the first sign we know you're not from here. 😊 Glad you had a great time here in our little slice of heaven, especially in the off-season...

[@SteveAudra]

@@dough8037 Thanks for the lesson! We'll have to try to remember that! 🙂

[@seascape185]

@@SteveAudraDon’t forget about the tunnel to get you here!😂

[@SteveAudra]

@@seascape185 ?

[@albeenamelast6620]

@@SteveAudra Only The people that live on the Cape can use the Tunnel that is why people say We're going down the Cape!!

[@SteveAudra]

@@albeenamelast6620 Lol! I had to do some research about the Cape Cod Tunnel. I'm glad we were there during the off season when we weren't wishing for a tunnel!

[@2011Cape]

0:11 If you’re an Elvis Presley fan, this is First Church. It’s on the cover of his album How Great Thou Art. 😃

[@SteveAudra]

Thanks for pointing that out! We had no idea. Very cool!

[@2011Cape]

YW! Thanks for visiting Cape Cod!

[@kathleenlankford6027]

Cape cod is so beautiful but a bit expensive. I lived on a 35' 5" Catalina sailboat for three years in Newport Rhode Island. The ocean views are spectacular. ❤ I'm enjoying your videos.

[@SteveAudra]

Thanks! We're glad you are enjoying them. Is sounds like Cape Cod can be expensive so it seems like we were there at the perfect time when we could do it affordably. Your time on the sailboat sounds awesome!

[@GoodnightTrail]

Love it!! We miss our former stomping grounds!

[@SteveAudra]

So many great places there!

[@KenVanTassell]

The beaches are all free from the day after Labor Day until the day before Memorial Day. Also anytime after 4-5 pm

[@michele2017promastertravel]

What a delightful area. You guys really get to see some great wild life.

[@SteveAudra]

@@michele2017promastertravel We love seeing pretty much any wildlife!!!

[@janeprescott980]

Campground., surely you can lounge about in your RV there!!

[@lisasylvester5636]

Happy to see the video of my home town (Falmouth), I was happy to share it with my friends and to get a visitors point of view!

[@SteveAudra]

We love this! 🙂 We really enjoyed our time and we're glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!

[@albeenamelast6620]

You Should be able to park Where the Plymouth-Brockton buses stop The bus goes to Boston & to the airport so over night is excepted for free! Also so the parking in Ptown is for overnight because most B&B's have no parking.

[@kw344]

Okay after watching this I want to head down on the next nice day. I'm about an hour to the bridge.

[@rocket5106]

Which bridge 😂

[@SteveAudra]

@@kw344 We can totally understand why!

[@kw344]

@@rocket5106 I meant the tunnel!

[@jshenderson]

"Wow, you must be rich" (Back to the future quote) you have two containers of Mayo. hahaha

[@SteveAudra]

@@jshenderson That's how we know we've "made it" in life! We also have two sometimes empty apple sauce containers but that might be a whole other topic! 😆

[@jshenderson]

@@SteveAudra "Movin' on Up"

[@SteveAudra]

@@jshenderson Lol!

[@moxiemama]

While you are in New England you need to go to Vergennes Vt….awesome smoked ribs on Friday’s at a local country store. He smokes them himself and they are DELICIOUS! They make breakfast sandwiches also! Lake Champlain is beautiful and the bridge to the Adirondack mountains is great!

[@SteveAudra]

Thanks for the recommendations! On our trip to New England in 2020 we went through that area and it was beautiful but we didn't have a lot of time to explore. We hope to get back there sometime in the future.

[@hannahshadid885]

New subscriber, from Massachusetts. Yes I love cape cod. And Massachusetts can be a snobby state. But still home to me ❤ great video

[@SteveAudra]

@@hannahshadid885 Thanks so much for subscribing and joining us on our adventures! We enjoyed our time in Massachusetts but are glad we were there in the fall when things were cheaper and more accessible!

[@bostonphotographer20]

Happy New Year!! We discovered you guys a few weeks ago and are loving your content. The cranberry episode was great.

[@SteveAudra]

@@bostonphotographer20 Thank you so much! Happy new year and we look forward to sharing more content with you!

[@Magnum1-]

Loved the music garden and the seals were amazing, showing off for you❤ Happy Healthy New Year 2025 🥰

[@SteveAudra]

@@Magnum1- Thanks, Lindy! Those seals were so fun to watch and we always have fun with interactive things like that music garden! Happy new year!

[@southerngirlyall6497]

The music garden is neat!

[@SteveAudra]

@@southerngirlyall6497 It was very fun! We love finding things like that!

[@troublewithtriton8529]

I am surprised Woods Hole wasn’t a stop for you, there is some great museums there plus the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute found the Titanic. That is Robert Ballards stomping grounds. I tracked a great white shark for a whole year through a program they had.

[@SteveAudra]

We drove through Woods Hole and looked up the Institute but we didn't find really clear info about visiting so that deterred us a bit.

[@JavaWalkerWorld]

Happy New Year. Wishing you many adventures in 2025. We'll be following your journies.

[@SteveAudra]

@@JavaWalkerWorld Happy new year and thank you so much!

[@Capecodmermaid]

Hey hey in Dennis! Own my hs big driveway and yard just putting it out there

[@SteveAudra]

Hey, thanks! If you're serious please send us a message on Facebook or Instagram and we'll keep that in mind for the future!

[@stattravels8109]

Stunning and beautiful!

[@SteveAudra]

@@stattravels8109 Sure is! Happy new year, you guys!

[@Ivehadenuff]

Cape Cod is wonderful, but I don’t think you can camp free in peak season, but I could be wrong. You beat the crowds though!

[@SteveAudra]

We were definitely there at the right time!

[@chevytough8629]

Technically it would be "down" Cape, when heading towards the Lower, or Outer Cape... And it's always "on" Cape, never "in"...

[@SteveAudra]

We got the education about "on" and changed our video title! 🙂 Now I had to look up what areas make up the upper, lower, outer, etc. I can't figure out why they are named that but good to know. Thanks!

[@chevytough8629]

@SteveAudra Yep, 4 segments... Upper, Mid, Lower, and Outer... And each of our towns are broken up into different villages...

[@grayandgrumpy]

Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉

[@SteveAudra]

Happy new year to you guys as well! 😊🚐🎉

[@briangilson9704]

Were you in Cotuit at Loop beach at all? I remember seeing a van like yours there.

[@SteveAudra]

@@briangilson9704 I'm pretty sure we weren't over that way at all.

[@jshenderson]

I knew Steve was smart I didn't know he was smart enough to read upside down and backwards.

[@SteveAudra]

Steve is a man of endless talents!

[@jshenderson]

@@SteveAudra Me thinks I may need to see that one with my own eyes :)

[@Topcat-yx3hd]

Actually, we locals pronounce Barnstable more like Bahnstable :) the letter 'r' can usually be replaced with 'h' on most words here. ie "I pahked my cah" lol

[@SteveAudra]

@@Topcat-yx3hd 🤣🤣

[@bourbonbrigade]

Cape Cod is very unfriendly to “free” anything! But we have some beautiful places!

[@SteveAudra]

Beautiful places indeed! Off season seemed to be the perfect time to be there. We did most everything for free!

[@janeprescott980]

The wet blanket law says no sleeping in vehicles in Massachusetts. Scusett the tide comes in quick many sand bars there

[@SteveAudra]

@@janeprescott980 Our research says that the state of Massachusetts does not have a law against sleeping in a vehicle.

[@AnnRicci]

Audra said Barnstable right !!!

[@SteveAudra]

Phew! 🙂 (And 90% of the time Steve doesn't pronounce things correctly so that's nothing new! LOL!)

[@AnnRicci]

@@SteveAudra !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@teresaallen3045]

Happy new year both of u

[@SteveAudra]

@@teresaallen3045 Thanks, Teresa! Happy new year to you too!!!

[@Christina0623]

IMO, Aldi's raisin bran is better than Kelloggs 😊 it reminds me of my dad. Every day, he ate a bowl for breakfast, and every day he'd announce why the fiber and bran was so important 😂 and every day I'd say, 'Dad, too much info at the breakfast table!' I'd give anything to hear about his BM's now ❤ lol Happy New Year, S&A. Many blessings in 2025. 🎉🐾🥳 PS, those seals were so adorable! 🦭 PSS, the ending 😂😂😂

[@SteveAudra]

@@Christina0623 Oh my gosh, dad memories!!! My dad would go into way too much detail about that kind of stuff too!!!! 🤣 Glad you enjoyed the seals. They were so fun!!! Happy new year, Christina! ❤️🚐🐈‍⬛

[@Christina0623]

@@SteveAudra❤

[@janeprescott980]

Try peters pond park for RV site if not too expensive

[@SteveAudra]

@@janeprescott980 We don't typically stay at campgrounds

[@grayandgrumpy]

Are you sure Audra isn't blaming the cat?

[@SteveAudra]

Hahahaha!!! 🤣🤣 If you had ever smelled the damage the cat does you would instantly feel guilty for accusing me of such a thing!!! 💩👃🏼😭

[@rongreen7308]

Good video. informative as always. 2+2+1

[@SteveAudra]

@@rongreen7308 Thanks Ron and Ginger! ❤️

[@janeprescott980]

At least that's what I was told. That it's not allowed. Good to know

[@SteveAudra]

@@janeprescott980 some towns might have laws against sleeping in vehicles but as far as we've been able to tell with our research it does not apply to the state.

[@rocket5106]

I-ann -no road😮

[@jshenderson]

What does that sign even mean? I have never seen such and i guess i need more context to truly understand what they are really trying to say. "No Live Parking"

[@davidgrobe829]

I also do not understand the sign.

[@SteveAudra]

We had no idea either. Just googled it and AI told me: No live parking means that parking a vehicle with the engine running is not permitted. That's a weird way to say it!

[@E6fireman237]

Comment!

[@SteveAudra]

@@E6fireman237 🦭

[@dfemaleunknown]

She said it right. Barnstable

[@SteveAudra]

9 times out of 10 Steve says names wrong and 8 times out of 10 he does it on purpose! 😆

[@faithrada]

Cape Cod is beautiful BUT Not really User Friendly.

[@SteveAudra]

It might depend on when you're there? We had a great visit!

[@robertjerome1889]

Ha.. you need to learn how to talk "new england"..

[@SteveAudra]

Hahaha! You're probably right! Are you offering up lessons? 🙂

[@bryancimeno]

Two Rich 🤑 nothing van life happens here

[@SteveAudra]

@@bryancimeno We found plenty to do but it may have been easier since we were there in the fall. It was a pretty perfect time of year to be there!

[@lisasylvester5636]

@@SteveAudra Spring and Fall are the best times to visit

[@Kim-jl7ow]

Happy New Year 🎉😊

[@SteveAudra]

@@Kim-jl7ow Thank you! Happy new year to you as well!