Experience, Look

The listing for our Cape Cod rental warned, “four-wheel-drive recommended,” but nothing could have prepared us for the five-mile, one-lane rutted dirt road that twisted through the woods. Twice, we had to reverse into a sandy stretch to let an oncoming car pass.

- By SABRA CIANCANELLI, Editor

When we finally pulled into the overgrown driveway, silence greeted us. No neighbors in sight. I stepped out and stretched, breathing in the salt air.