Wednesday, October 11

Martha's Vineyard, Day 1 - Friday October 6

Left at the crack of dawn, literally! (I have always wanted to say that and now I can.) I packed most stuff the day before & had it ready to go Thursday night. Brother wanted to pack the car as much as he could the night before (he drove this year). Speed limits on the Island top out around 30 MPH, and he was not enamored of taking my 'Stang with her manual shift again. I do not blame him.

Left at 6:30 AM to catch the 9:30 AM ferry. Celebrated with a VERY early beer on the crossing. It was a beautiful day, and it was vacation! Here is a blurry picture driving across the Bourne Bridge.

Bourne Bridge

Arrived in Oak Bluffs around 10:30, and drove around a bit. Headed toward a small harbor area on the outskirts of town and wandered about. Here are a few random pix of the area. It is called Dockside - for obvious reasons.

Dockside

Dockside

My brother has an amazing way of schmoozing people. We found a cool little bar that was not open yet, but he talked them into serving us a beer :) It was called the Coop de Ville. Perfect!

I also had a great view of some fishermen returning with thier catch. It was an absolutely gorgeous day!

Incoming fishermen

Fishermen

Headed into downtown Oak Bluffs for lunch at the Offshore Ale Company. I had crab cakes, and they were to die for!!! Wish I had a pic to share. Wow! It was fresh crab, caught that morning, with a very light coating. I had a  very refreshing salad instead of fries.

Offshore Ale Company

Offshore Ale Company

Offshore Ale Company

Wow (again!). Offshore Ale Company was absolutely awesome. We got the early lunch, and an excellent waiter (Ian). It was a brewery company, as you can see, but quite small.


The interior was pretty cool with hand-hewed canoes and a few longboats for decor.

Brother and I opted not to do the brewery tour. The brewery was rather small, and both of us wanted to move on. The meal and our server were outstanding!!

Offshore Ale Company brewery

Headed into downtown and did a bit of shopping :) (Well, actually a lot!) Here are a few random pix of Oak Bluffs.

Oak Bluffs

Oak Bluffs

Oak Bluffs

Checked into our rooms, got settled, and met on the back porch a bit later. Discussed Saturday's trip, which was Aquinnah (opposite end of the Island). Tomorrow, my followers, you will get the details of that trip and the pictures.


It was a full moon that night, and it was right there. It is hard to get good pictures of the moon. I did manage to get a few sorta OK pix and will leave you with that tonight. Stay tuned. Much more to follow!

Full moon

Full moon

Full moon