Martha's Vineyard - Day 193 - 200 / 2,012 Statutory Miles

Well, we have passed the halfway mark; they aren't kidding when they say time flies when you're having fun.

Making our way to Martha's Vineyard from Cuttyhunk was a beautiful ride.

Blue skies and flat water - what more could you want or ask for?  As we neared the Vineyard, it was amazing to watch the traffic on the water swell. Ferries passing left and right; the ferries headed to the island were filled with people, while the ferries leaving MV carried only a a few passengers.

Stayed on a mooring in Edgartown harbor for the entire week and it was wonderful! Getting into town was a nice dingy or launch ride away.  Once in town, everything was very accessible by bike or bus.  You buy an all day bus pass for $8 and can get on and off as many times as you like.

Our excursions took us to;

• Chappaquiddick, where we biked to Cape Poge, which is home to South Beach, Mytoi Japanese Gardens, Dike Bridge (where Kennedy in 1969, killing Mary Jo Kopechne) and the very popular South Beach
• Oaks Bluff, which is about 7 miles from Edgartown via a bike path that meanders along the ocean, with a local brewery (Bad Martha's) an easy stop along the way.  Oaks Bluff is home to a collection of gingerbread houses in the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association, which grew out of the "campmeeting" movement of the early 19th century.
• On the way home from dinner one night we saw an advertisement for Livingston Taylor performance at the old Whaling church.  Livingston is one of James Taylor's younger brothers, who is also a very gifted musician.  He teaches at Berkley College of Music in Boston and he frequently mentoring young promising talent that he crosses paths with.  This night, along with Livingston, Chelsea Berry performed - and man is she wildly talented. Check her out on YouTube if you have some time. Isaac Taylor, brother Hugh Taylors son also performed a couple of songs and it's clear that the musical DNA was passed along.
• Aquinnah, formerly known as Gay's Head, is located on the western most point of the island.  It is famous for it's colorful clay cliffs and lighthouse.  The cliffs have been eroding over the years from trapped groundwater within the cliffs, necessitating the need to move the lighthouse back from the cliff's edge.  This move of 129 feet started April 2015 and finished only a few weeks before our visit (August 2015).

The Weaver's spent a few days with us.  What a great time we had biking the island, and just chilaxin. It was great they were able to spend the nigh on the GS. I think this was the most people we've had sleep on her to date - 7 in total.  It was just a really nice time; catching up, hanging with the kids, swimming off the back of the boat and the best was waking up and getting to have morning coffee together. Auntie Becky especially enjoyed rousting the youngsters out of bed the next morning. 

The Vineyard, Cuttyhunk and Newport put the GS 2 weeks being away from a marina and she is definitely showing it.  She's a little crusty and is in need of some TLC in Hyannis.

Here are all the pix from MV