It's one of those quaint places where you just want to move there after you visit it, because life would be simple and pretty. Its beauty of unique woods and beaches and homes were therapeutic.
I love the matching homes of Edgartown with their faded grey siding and white shutters. And oh the shops!! Note: The shops in MV are the kind where I love EVERYTHING in the store. The clothing so special and unique and breathtaking. Really. Didn't expect that. Oh my gosh I love pretty clothes. When I am rich I will go to MV to buy all my gifts.
We spent one day driving around the entire island in a Jeep with the roof windows open and Stormy in the back. We drove down private roads where famous people live ;) We hit all the big towns and a breathtaking sanctuary. My profile pic is in the woods of that sanctuary. We watched the sun set in Menemsha, one of the only places on the east coast where one can watch the sun set over the ocean. The colors of orange and pink and the half circle sun sitting on the sea, slowly dipping all the way under, I won't forget.
Take a look at Alex Unger's pictures if you can on facebook, and I'll be posting mine sooooon!
Now its physics II and environmental ethics for six weeks..........................
THEN OFF TO ESPANA
Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Day 4 on the VINEYARD
Location: Martha's Vineyard Public Library in Edgartown
We made the trip by boat in 1 1/2 days, a record for the Ungers!
Just as we were getting close, the rain stopped and the hot sun came out. Alex and I arrived in style, tanning on the the top front (port?) of our vessel.
The first day we walked Edgartown. It's a unique and quaint town with impressive and beautiful grey-washed and white trimmed houses, diverse shops and amazing ice cream and candy stores!
We are eating well! So far I've had the best ice cream, grilled cheeseburgers, bbq chicken and corn, candy shop candy, carousel popcorn, fresh fudge, and omelets and bacon or sausage or cereal with blueberries for breakfast! Life is good.
The second day Al and I biked all the way to Oaks Bluff. We photographed the campground of the gingerbread houses; so cooooool. I will post pics of them soon. We rode the carousel where one collects rings as they pass by riding the carousel, and whoever gets the brass one gets a free ride. Phyllis got it! THEN we biked home right through a huge thunderstorm; what an adventure! Actually the only time it rained that day was when we rode our bikes. When we got on, it started to rain. When we got off, it stopped.
So the weather's been both rainy and sunny, but I am having fun with both! Biking as fast as possible up the coat back to Edgartown in a torrential downpour is a gooood memory. But there's supposed to be sun for the next 4 days. Beach time.
This weekend the island will be packed for the 4th of July. And we get to have perfect seats to watch the fireworks from the bay in the boat!!
We made the trip by boat in 1 1/2 days, a record for the Ungers!
Just as we were getting close, the rain stopped and the hot sun came out. Alex and I arrived in style, tanning on the the top front (port?) of our vessel.
The first day we walked Edgartown. It's a unique and quaint town with impressive and beautiful grey-washed and white trimmed houses, diverse shops and amazing ice cream and candy stores!
We are eating well! So far I've had the best ice cream, grilled cheeseburgers, bbq chicken and corn, candy shop candy, carousel popcorn, fresh fudge, and omelets and bacon or sausage or cereal with blueberries for breakfast! Life is good.
The second day Al and I biked all the way to Oaks Bluff. We photographed the campground of the gingerbread houses; so cooooool. I will post pics of them soon. We rode the carousel where one collects rings as they pass by riding the carousel, and whoever gets the brass one gets a free ride. Phyllis got it! THEN we biked home right through a huge thunderstorm; what an adventure! Actually the only time it rained that day was when we rode our bikes. When we got on, it started to rain. When we got off, it stopped.
So the weather's been both rainy and sunny, but I am having fun with both! Biking as fast as possible up the coat back to Edgartown in a torrential downpour is a gooood memory. But there's supposed to be sun for the next 4 days. Beach time.
This weekend the island will be packed for the 4th of July. And we get to have perfect seats to watch the fireworks from the bay in the boat!!
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