Originally Posted by
VStarRider
MA along with RI, CT, VT, NH and ME are always boxed in together as New England states...NY, PA, NJ, MD, DE often boxed in as mid-Atlantic. Where I live (near Rochester) we are more closely aligned with the mid-west than the east coast. Like Massachusetts, New York is quite a diverse state. We have both the least densely populated county east of the Mississippi (Hamilton - 5,000 people - 3 people per square mile) and the most densely populated (New York County - 70,000 per square mile).
I have been to the Cape once ... and it definitely is a long drive. We stayed with friends in Hyannis. We left at 5:00am (to beat off Cape traffic) and didn't get back to Rochester until 1:00pm.
I would like to return - just not in the summer months! Tell me when traffic and tourist numbers start to drop and I will take your advice before a return visit.