The Vineyard - Part II

Clouds + Ferry

On our second day on Martha's Vineyard, we split up:  the women went one way, and the men another.  Linda and Julie went to visit Julie's mom, Betty.  Betty was like a second mom to Linda and her sister for so many years.  It was good to see her again.  After running some errands, the women had lunch at a cafe on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs.  Man oh man ... the memories came flooding back with every bite of that delicious grilled cheese sandwich and onion rings.  Just like Linda remembered 'way back when.'

After taking Betty back to her place, Julie and Linda went souvenir shopping.  While Linda is always trying to de-clutter her life (really?) there can never be too many MV trinkets around.  She picked up various decals (couldn't decide which ones, so she bought them all), a hat for Frank, a t-shirt for herself, etc.

So many choices .  .  .

Meanwhile, the two men (along with Julie and Geoff's son Andy) took Andy's boat over to Falmouth on the Cape for repairs.  Andy runs a sport fishing business from this boat, and Frank was more than eager to tag along for the ride.  Unfortunately, the repair couldn't be completed until the next day, so the men hopped on the Patriot mail boat to get back to the Vineyard.

The Solitude

Goeff and Andy

But soon the time came that we had to head back to the Cape and our motor home, and the rest of our trip.  After many goodbyes and hugs all around, we got on the big ferry back to Woods Hole on the Cape. This would be the third trip across the Vineyard Sound for Frank that day (on three different boats, yet), but we heard no complaints from him.

Getting ice cream at Menemsha

Aquinnah (Gay Head) Lighthouse

West Chop Lighthouse

 All things considered, the Vineyard experience was just wonderful.  The women caught up on old times and discovered new common interests;  the men established a new friendship and made plans for future times together.  It doesn't get much better than that.  We will be back!

Back in the parking lot on the Cape