Sea Star Cottage Perfect Retreat Close to Beach
Truro Vacation Rental - ID 38178

Hi everyone, I'm Sarah.
My background is in marine biology and I landed in the area with my husband initially to film whale watches and lead trips as a researcher and educator.

We are still big whale nerds, but have fallen in love with everything about the outer cape. It's wild, shockingly beautiful and populated by amazing people.

I still work as an outdoor educator and private tutor, but devote the bulk of my time to raising our 3 children.

My other interests include travel - especially to witness natural phenomena, scuba diving, photography, watching live music and theatre, beach bonfires and volunteering in my community.

I enjoy hosting (formerly 9 years Airbnb Super Host) because it's just too good not to share. We simply can't be on the cape all the time, so we want others to be able to enjoy this place that we love.

We try to keep it affordable compared to the hotels and many of our neighbors so that average folks like us can afford a magical beach getaway.

While we gear our listing towards families since we have young kids and leave helpful gear to make parent's lives easier, we've happily welcomed girls' weekenders, wedding attendees and vendors, pairs of couples on getaways, artists on retreat and honeymooners. We even had an engagement occur in our cottage and they returned years later with their child.
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What is special about this property?
Sea Star Cottage has been our base for enjoying it all for the past 10 years. It's comfortably housed us as our family expanded by 3.

If you choose to stay at our cottage we hope that you can feel all the love it's full of and make many of your own happy memories there.

We love that it's quiet and tucked away and impossibly close to the most gorgeous beaches on Earth. Our road leads right to Great Hollow Beach which offers sweeping vistas of Cape Cod Bay and Provincetown Harbor and no crowds. Spring may afford sighting of incredibly rare North Atlantic Right Whales and huge gatherings of loons prior to migration. Year round this is an epic sunset spot!

We also enjoy the ease with which we can decide to pop into P-town to hop on a boat, grab a meal, enjoy street performers, or walk the jetty. Wellfleet is equally close and offers a quieter vibe with some great shops and restaurants. And, of course, oysters!

What is special about your town?
Truro is the most rural town on the cape. It's still home to numerous small family farms and a lovely seasonal farmers market.

Truro boasts 11 of its own beaches, plus Head of the Meadow, an expansive stretch managed by the National Seashore. High Head lies right on the border with Provincetown and is a gray seal hot spot in summer.

Truro is situated at the highest point of the whole cape, marking the end of the original glacial formation. This means the beaches have massive dunes and nearly endless views.

Talk a walk in Thoreau's footsteps through the enchanted pine forest, pick wild blueberries and cranberries, and get lost in nature.

Highland Lighthouse, among the oldest in the nation, is here in Truro, looking straight out across the Atlantic to Portugal. You can climb the lighthouse several days a week in summer. The same location houses a museum and 9 hole golf course overlooking the ocean.

The Pamet River is an unspoiled tidal waterway that nearly bisects Truro, ending just shy of Ballston Beach. It's a wonderful place to investigate by kayak.

Truro also has a vibrant visual arts community, anchored by Castle Hill Center for the Arts. Take a look around and you'll see where all the inspiration comes from!

For live music, Payomet Performing Art Center can not be beat. From new acts to living legends, you can't miss with a show in the music tent which holds just 800 people. Artists are often open to interacting with fans in this intimate environment.