Now it feels as tho' we are on holiday again. It's sunny and warm and we are on Martha's Vineyard. We managed to have breakfast in Sandwich, and drive back down to
Falmouth, all in good time for the ten thirty ferry. That's pretty good for us. Shows what we can do when we put our minds to something. It's when we haven't got a deadline that we come over all lazy. The ferry takes 45 minutes to get to Oak Bluffs harbour. From where it is just a five minute walk into the town. We take in the harbour-front buildings (left) under a clear blue sky and warm sunshine. We visit the Tourist Office, ponder whether to take a bus around the island, decide there's plenty to see here, and so don't.
After a light midday snack in town we walk to the estate of famous 'chocolate box' houses. There are loads of them, all competing with each other for the title of 'quaintest, cutest, little two storey house in New England, if not the world'. On a day like today, a walk around here is delightful. We take our time and seek the shade whenever we can.
At the heart of the estate lies the
Tabernacle. No doubt, many a fire-and-brimstone sermon has been given here. Given it's a Monday, it's nice and peaceful today.
You see? This is why things are so much better when the sun comes out. You can take your time, find a seat, and relax and watch the world go by. More days should be like this.
Next, we head for the beach just to say we've walked on it. But we don't tarry long. We are not really beach people. Besides, there's still loads to see in Oak Bluffs and then it'll be time to catch the 3:45pm ferry back to
Falmouth. We get back to Sandwich and have dinner at our favourite Family Diner on the R16, and then go back to our 'best room in the hotel' to watch the Weather Channel interspersed with CNN and/or endless analysis of how the Red
Sox are getting along on
NESC (North East Sports Channel). Vicky is not happy with the sports channels but, as David is quick to remind her, there's nowt else on (honest).
Now it feels as tho' we are on holiday again. It's sunny and warm and we are on Martha's Vineyard. We managed to have breakfast in Sandwich, and drive back down to Falmouth, all in good time for the ten thirty ferry. That's pretty good for us. Shows what we can do when we put our minds to something. It's when we haven't got a deadline that we come over all lazy. The ferry takes 45 minutes to get to Oak Bluffs harbour. From where it is just a five minute walk into the town. We take in the harbour-front buildings (left) under a clear blue sky and warm sunshine. We visit the Tourist Office, ponder whether to take a bus around the island, decide there's plenty to see here, and so don't.
After a light midday snack in town we walk to the estate of famous 'chocolate box' houses. There are loads of them, all competing with each other for the title of 'quaintest, cutest, little two storey house in New England, if not the world'. On a day like today, a walk around here is delightful. We take our time and seek the shade whenever we can.
At the heart of the estate lies the Tabernacle. No doubt, many a fire-and-brimstone sermon has been given here. Given it's a Monday, it's nice and peaceful today.
You see? This is why things are so much better when the sun comes out. You can take your time, find a seat, and relax and watch the world go by. More days should be like this.
Next, we head for the beach just to say we've walked on it. But we don't tarry long. We are not really beach people. Besides, there's still loads to see in Oak Bluffs and then it'll be time to catch the 3:45pm ferry back to Falmouth. We get back to Sandwich and have dinner at our favourite Family Diner on the R16, and then go back to our 'best room in the hotel' to watch the Weather Channel interspersed with CNN and/or endless analysis of how the Red Sox are getting along on NESC (North East Sports Channel). Vicky is not happy with the sports channels but, as David is quick to remind her, there's nowt else on (honest).
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