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Martha's Vineyard

A Day trip to Martha’s Vineyard

Before leaving New England I decided to take a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard. I drove to 1 Cowdry Road, Woods Hole MA to get to the Steamship Authority.   The Steamship Authority runs the ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard. They offer two types of service, one will take you and your car the other is passengers only and is much faster.  I chose the high speed ferry which got us there in about a hour.

A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
High speed ferry
A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
Leaving Woods Hole

The ride to Martha’s Vineyard is windy and  you can feel the roll of the waves. We enjoyed the ride but if you have problems with motion sickness you may wish to take something.

I arrived at Martha’s Vineyard in about a hour.

A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
harbor at Vineyard Haven
A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard

The town we arrived at was Vineyard Haven.  We enjoyed walking around looking at the different shops.

A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
Vineyard Haven

They have great bus service on the island and for a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard it is all you would need. We took a bus from Vineyard Haven to Edgartown. I enjoyed having someone else driving so that I could enjoy the views.

A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
On the way to Edgartown
A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
Nice Island home

We loved the shops in Edgartown. They are small and friendly with lots of different items to look at.

A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
Stores in Edgartown
A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
Enjoying the town

I found a great place to eat called the Seafood Shanty.

A day trip to Martha's Vineyard
Seafood Shanty

When I think of a Shanty, this is not what comes to my mind.  The restaurant offers dinning inside or out with nice views from the upper deck area. The food was great and the service of wonderful.

Wish I had ordered lobster
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Shanty size lobster

I had the fisherman’s platter which you can see in the picture above was heaped high on my plate. My Mother had the Fish and Chips and my wife had the lobster.  All three meals were great.

After the meal I was not surprised that we shopped some more.

a day trip to martha's vineyard
shops in Edgartown
shoping at Martha's Vineyard
More shops

As the sun began to set we left Martha’s Vineyard on the high speed ferry.

leaving Martha's Vineyard
view of sunset from ferry

 

Marblehead Lighthouse

Marblehead Lighthouse

Marblehead Lighthouse is not you standard Lighthouse.

I drove a little northeast of Salem to the Marblehead Lighthouse. The lighthouse was not what I had expected. I found instead of the towering white stone that I expected, a large metal structure.

Even though the lighthouse was not what we were looking for the park is worth the trip. We love the well cared for area around the lighthouse.  It made a great place to have lunch.

I enjoyed the beautiful view of the harbor and the boats in it.

We did not find the lighthouse that we were looking for but we did find a beautiful place to visit. I will add as a side note that we drove through an old town on the way to the lighthouse. I would think that it would be Marblehead.  The town was great.  It was like a page from history. I do plan to return and explore the town, when I can.