Martha’s Vineyard

June 23 – 3 am wake up is not as bad as you would think when it is a beautiful day to sail. 10-15 knots W in smooth seas. Cue sunrise.

Sailed wing on wing to Tashmoo Lake, Martha’s Vineyard and made it in time to walk to Vineyard Haven for ice-cream.  Sleep!

June 24 – Coffee time on boat in Tashmoo Harbor. It is very, very, very quiet.

After a very peaceful morning, we were motivated to explore Martha’s Vineyard by bicycle. I would recommend this to anyone who likes to pedal, but make sure you get a regular seat and not the ‘cradle’ seat. The cradle seat is a torture device that is designed to press on the sciatic nerve at the point where your ass connects to your upper thigh thereby numbing your entire leg while attempting to ride a bicycle.  Another small caveat to bike riding on Martha’s Vineyard is that the island is not “completely flat,” as our rental salesman claimed.

In the end, the pluses far outweighed the minuses on this bike tour. We pedaled from Vineyard Haven, to Oak Bluff, to Edgartown, to Chappaquidick and the sites were well worth the butt damage. Each town has a different sweet character and I went swimming in the cold clear water at a beach between Oak Bluff and Edgartown. We had a really good lunch at Rose Water Market before we took the bike ferry (a funny little 2 minute ferry ride) to Chappaquidick and the My Toi Japanese Garden. 

The views of both the ocean and the flowers from the bike route were eye popping. Roses and hydrangeas are the leads in the cast for the June show.

I’m pretty sure Michael added two new clutches for our Happy Sail sheets this afternoon when I was either napping or writing, or both.  It looks very professional!