hued Empress Butterfly cocktail made with gin , curacao , coconut and butterfly tea . We split a lobster street corn thin-crust pizza with lime crema as an appetizer . Surf and turf comes with a flat iron steak and lobster ravioli topped with truffle cream sauce and ahi tuna is served with black rice , garlic fried snap peas and mangochili salsa . We skip dessert for ice cream in downtown Chatham at Buffy ’ s Ice Cream Shop ( open until 10 p . m . in season ; closes after Columbus Day ). Get a cone with the signature pink sprinkles ! We finish the night off with a stop at Chatham Lighthouse to see it at work at night .

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT : Chatham Lighthouse ; bicycling on the Cape Cod Rail Trail ; the ornate staircase inside Ocean

Edge Resort and Golf Club ; a burger and a salmontopped salad at the Linx Tavern ; breakfast at Sesuit Harbor Cafe in Dennis ; beer at Devil ’ s Purse Brewing Company ; Belgian waffle with fruit at the Kitchen Café in Brewster ; Ocean

Edge beach . RIGHT : Bicycles at Ocean Edge

Resort ; Ocean Edge Resort and Golf Club .

SATURDAY MORNING : I get up early for a run on the resort ’ s private beach with a view of the water sparkling from the rising sun , then we drive to breakfast at Sesuit Harbor

Café ( sesuit-harbor-cafe . com ). Hefty stuffed omelets and spinach-and-tomato and baconbedecked eggs Benedict are served at nofrills picnic tables with the view of Sesuit Harbor and sand dunes in the background . After we fuel up , we rent bikes back at Ocean Edge , and get a map and directions for exploring the Cape Cod Rail Trail ( mass . gov / locations / cape-cod-rail-trail ). I pack water for the bike basket , and we embark on a twenty-mile round trip ride through Wellfleet and Eastham and Salt Pond Bay , ending at Coast Guard Beach . It is too early for brews other than coffee , but riding distance from the bike trail are First Crush Winery ( firstcrushwinery . com ) in Harwich and Hog Island Brewery ( hogislandbeerco . com ) in Orleans .

SATURDAY AFTERNOON : We head back to the room to freshen up , then it ’ s off to the resort ’ s on-site restaurant Linx Tavern , located a short drive away in the Villages section , directly on the golf course . We earned a few cocktails from our bike ride , and share a mezze platter with hummus , olives , roasted red peppers and burrata served with pita chips . The menu includes burgers , | | CONTINUED ON PAGE 140

NUTS & BOLTS

Travel Time : Two hours from Providence .

Miles : 91 miles .

How to Get There : Interstate 195-E to US 6-E .

Best Season to Go : Fall , summer and spring , but even winter can be nice with the Frost Bar .

Bucket List for Next Time : I ’ d hit up the winery and brewery that are located near the Cape Cod Rail Trail .

Worth a Detour : Explore Nickerson State Park for more outdoor activities like paddleboarding and kayaking , and shopping in downtown Chatham .

PHOTOGRAPHY ( CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT ): GETTY IMAGES / WILLIAM REAGAN ( LIGHTHOUSE ); OCEAN EDGE RESORT AND GOLF CLUB ( BIKES AND HOTEL SKY VIEW ); ALL OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMIE COELHO .