🐬The Twisted Porpoise on Ministers Pond

Centrally located in Eastham on Minister’s Pond, the Twisted Porpoise is within walking distance to Arnold’s, mini-golf, the Salt Pond Visitor’s Center, and bike rentals. The bike trail is just down the street and easy access to the Nauset Loop and the National Seashore beach shuttle. Come stay in a beautiful, spotless, stylish cottage overlooking Minister’s pond, gaze at the stars, and listen to the bullfrogs sing! Vacation with a purpose at the Twisted Porpoise *Sat-Sat in July & Aug.
I respect my guests privacy but am nearby and available by phone, text or email anytime
Very central to everything. Close to Cape Cod Rail Trail (bike trail), Arnolds, Coast Guard and Nauset Light beach, Salt Pond Visitors Center, Eastham Windmill, and First Encounter beach.
On a slight hill overlooking Minister’s Pond sits the Twisted Porpoise. The dappled sunlight keeps the deck cool as you sit on the mid-century modern deck furniture and watch as your family and friends play in the water below. Someone has taken the canoe out to go fishing on the pond and you have some steaks in the fridge to grill up on your new gas grill later tonight. For dessert, you plan to join others around the fire pit on the beach of the pond and have a s’mores party.

The location is perfect for this two-bedroom, one bath, pet friendly cottage on Minister’s Pond. Within walking distance to the Salt Pond Visitor’s Center, you can decide to walk the trail or rent a bike. Deciding the latter seems appropriate to take advantage of the beautiful Cape weather. It is easy to hop right on Nauset Loop and pedal directly out to Nauset Light Beach for the day where you can play in the waves, watch the seals, and relax in the sun.

The cottage is within walking distance to Arnold’s and mini-golf, the Cape Cod Rail Trail (bike trail), and the Salt Pond Visitor’s Center. Bike Rentals are just around the corner and the National Seashore beach shuttle parking lot is about a mile away walking or you can just take the Nauset Loop bike trail and head directly to Coast Guard beach itself. The cottage has one queen bed and two twin beds, a full kitchen, living room, outdoor dining area, breakfast nook, and bathroom with shower. There is private parking and a large deck overlooking the pond. The shared area would be the beach area of the pond where we have a fire pit, beach chairs, and a canoe available.

• We are located directly on the pond with windows throughout and a/c units for those extra hot days
• Strong WiFi and streaming TV
• 1 Queen, 2 Twins
• New for 2023! Soft and beautiful white linens and duvets with Turkish towels and beach towels provided
• Coffee & tea provided to get you going in the morning
• Beach chairs provided
• An award winning, custom, state-of-the-art house guide with recommendations is provided for your visit.
• Firepit available on pond beach (the beach is shared with other guests of ours, if around)
• A dog is considered for an additional fee of $100. The dog must be over 1 yr old. Please note that this says 1 (uno, ichi, un, 1, one, satu, ONE) dog. This does not mean cats, birds, rabbits, hamsters, pet rocks or anything else that does not say woof.
• Canoe provided
• Sandy toes and beach hair guaranteed
• Our cleaning teams use thorough checklists, followed by sanitization and disinfection of high touch points throughout the home. We follow CDC guidelines and use only approved EPA products for cleaning.

Sorry - we can not accommodate early check ins as we need sufficient time to properly clean, disinfect, and prepare for the next guests