Due to some family stuff that's going on with E and I right now (nothing bad, just private) he was unable to come with me to Pensacola to see my brother. So, I jumped on a LivingSocial deal that included a day trip to Martha's Vineyard off of Cape Cod (I'm sooo embarrassed to admit that I thought Cape Cod was a city! Turns out it's a cape! Who'da thunk it!?!) for $46/ person! It included the trip to Cape Cod and the ferry. We had a fabulous day checking out the island and quintessential New England towns. One thing that we did not expect about Martha's Vineyard was the prolific blue hydrangea (our wedding flower!). I think we (okay, really, it was just me) pointed out every single instance of this flowering bush. I loved seeing it with the right color and in its "natural" environment!
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| Our ferry to Oak Bluffs |
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| Ready to sail |
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| If you click on the picture to get the bigger version, you can barely make out a white lighthouse. Based on the map, I think it's the West Chop Lighthouse in Vineyard Haven but don't quote me on it! |
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| Is this not amazing?! |
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Look more hydrangeas!
Notice the amazing Gingerbread Cottages. They were basically on top of each other. Pretty cool! |
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| Each had a different theme. |
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| Exactly like at our wedding! |
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| The Old Whaling Church was building in 1843 at the height of the whaling industry. |
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| Aw, New England with the white buildings and black shutters! |
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Us in front of the Edgartown Lighthouse.
E and I are convinced that the random guy we asked to take our photo is a professional photographer. He got all fancy with the zoom and took two really awesome pictures. Maybe I should look into what I can do with my 2005 digital camera... (Note: Most photos on blog are taken with my iPhone) |
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| "We're going to need a bigger boat." |
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| A rainbow of hydrangeas! Can you tell how fascinated I was/ am!?! |
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| Of course we had to go to Black Dogs. We had, however, the most horrible service in the history of all bad service at restaurants. Like, almost-but-not-quite funny now after the fact. |
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| Erik pretending it's our favorite place ever! Very convincing, eh? |
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| Oak Bluffs (and my hubby's cute backside) |
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| Sunset at the pier (we were enjoying a nice adult beverage before the ferry) |
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| So dorky |
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| What a fun and way-too-short day! |
All and all it was a great time. We started referring to our trip as a "scouting trip" because we want to go back and actually stay on the island. Only having 6 hours really stressed me out most of the time because I wanted to see everything. Note to self: Not a good mini-vaca person. :)
i really love those cottages...great pictures!
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