As often as possible, he traveled at low tide to stay within the tidal area the state claims for public access, regardless of property lines. Carr also found himself swimming across 31 bodies of water, which saved another 200 miles of walking upstream where there were rivers and channels. There are 25 chapters, each covering a certain area of the shoreline and treating us to Mr. Carr's pleasantly irreverent comments on some aspect of nature or history that affects our precious shore. Some of the subjects are interesting yet innocent. He tells us about horseshoe crabs on Monomoy.
Swimming is a way of getting from here to there.
A walk along Wianno and Long Beach sets up discussion of how hurricanes act up and what they did in 1944. A voyage of discovery around the Cape is enough of a tale to interest readers who live or visit here. However, this book has still more to offer. Walking the Shores of Cape Cod accurately defines the shoreline as the basic appeal of Cape Cod, the root of its problems and possible solutions that involve economics, jobs and the quality of life. This is a gracious book about walking.