Cape Cod Beaches, Cape Cod Blog, Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Cod Photography Beautiful Day At First Encounter Beach On Cape Cod January 14, 2017 Mel Leave a comment Post Views: 1,572 This was such a pretty day at First Encounter Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod Bay. This is the beach where a hunting expedition from the sailing vessel the Mayflower, “first encountered” Native Americans in 1620. Pretty cool, don’t you think?