Our New England Adventure - Part 2

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On Thursday morning Brad set out to get the rental car while Bennett and I got our suitcases packed and grabbed some breakfast. Our SUV arrived and we headed out of Boston to Woods Hole to catch the ferry to Martha's Vineyard. We ended up being early for our reservation and we were lucky enough to get on an earlier ferry! Perfect!

The ferry was so fun - just a short 30 to 45 minute jaunt across the ocean. It was beautiful and WINDY! You can see in the top right picture below how windy it was (and it remained that windy the whole day...)

Our first stop was Nancy's (just for Nana) for some lunch. The service wasn't so hot, but it was the birth of Bennett's tour of Shirley Temple drinks, so it will always be remembered :)

After lunch we headed to Edgartown, then on to our hotel, the Winnetu. We LOVED the Winnetu! Perfect for families. That night we explored the grounds, grabbed some dinner at Among the Flowers, and then went to the Grab 'n Go for some groceries. 

Day 2 on the Island (that's what they call it up there :) started with the beach. To get to the beach we just had a short walk over the lawn and through the dunes. We were usually the only ones on the beach other than those walking each morning.  The water was cold, but that didn't stop the boys from jumping in. I enjoyed the umbrella that we found in the community beach gear bin.

After lunch we spent the afternoon at the pool. At 3 every afternoon the resort serves cookies and lemonade and gives firetruck rides. So fun! We spent the evening in Edgartown. After dinner at the Seafood Shanty (good food/shouldn't have sat so close to the bar) we explored a little. We found the tree in the middle right photo to be so fascinating - it was brought over as a potted tree from China in the early 1900s. Look how big it got!!

Our last stop that evening was E's Cupcakes. Oh. My. Goodness. Wow. So good. I wish I had some more right now... (I had lemon, Bennett had Smores, and Brad had Salted Caramel). I'd go back to MV just for another one!

Day 3... After another morning on the beach and some pool time, we headed out to explore the rest of the island. We drove to the Gay Head Cliffs. It was so crowded there that Brad just circled in the car while Bennett and I explored a bit. It was absolutely breathtaking! Bennett thought it was nice, but was more taken with the lobster pot tshirt. He thought it was SO hilarious. And no, we didn't buy it!

The middle pic above is the main building at the Winnetu... then Bennett at the Cliffs and  Brad and Bennett on the big chess board at the resort.

After the cliffs we went back into Edgartown and explored the Cook House. They had a wonderful house to tour as well as a museum. Bennett enjoyed dressing as a soldier (and even got Brad to try it :) We also tried a few old-timey games like sack races and sticks and hoops. Bennett asked me if those were the types of games I played when I was little. Nice.

That night we ate at Lure at the Winnetu. We weren't that impressed with our meal there and wished we would have tried something else in town. Oh well... if that's the worst thing about this leg of our adventure, we're not going to complain :)

We really loved Martha's Vineyard. The weather was perfect, the resort was super family friendly, and we loved the pace of the island. Oh, and we loved counting all the jeeps that were driven on the Island - at one point we had to call off our 'jeepers' game because we couldn't keep track!
We'd love to go back again one day!


Bennett's Favorite things about MV: swimming in the pool at the Winnetu, 'the 3 o'clock thing' (which is the cookies and lemonade!), s'mores, Mad Martha's ice cream, and E's cupcakes.
Brad's favorites: running on the beach, driving around the island, enjoying Edgartown and Winnetu
Amy's Favorites: The Winnetu, exploring Edgartown, the jeeps, and E's cupcakes.

Thanks for reading... look for the final Big Adventure installment soon :)