Monday, August 4, 2014

We had to get up really early because we had to be at the ferry at 8 a.m.  It was only about 30 minutes away but we allowed 45 which was a good idea.  They were ready to board when we got there.  These ferries are different than the ones at the Outer Banks.  These ferries are people ONLY.

 

We sat in the back outside so that we had good views – WELL – it had rained the night before and James and I had wet pants for several hours!  We met a nice couple who worked at Picatinny Arsenal and had both visited Redstone in the past.  He worked at the RDEC of Picatinny and she was a contract specialist.  That gave us a lot in common since I was a contracting supervisor and supported the RDEC of Redstone.  When we got to the Vineyard (1 ½ hour boat ride), the tour bus was waiting for us.  The driver was very interesting and made the tour lots of fun.  He lives on a large sail boat and leaves Martha’s Vineyard in late fall and sails out for the winter.  We learned that the Methodist actually brought the initial tourist to Martha’s Vineyard by coming for an annual “Camp Meeting.”  It went over so well that they continued to return and the word got out about the area.  We had a complete tour of the island and saw the beautiful landscape.

 

There are numerous famous people who have homes on the island but, as usual, they cannot be seen from the road.  As we were at the end of the road to the summer home of Caroline Kennedy (President Kennedy’s daughter), a car was coming out of the driveway and the tour driver immediately moved on for the privacy of people that either lived there or were visiting.  Next week President Obama is due to be in Martha’s Vineyard – I am so glad we got here this week.  After the tour we walked through the small town which is really neat with “gingerbread houses” and a beautiful inn.

 

 

As we headed back to the mainland (sitting inside out of the wind) we both thought it was a very good day.