Author Archives: watsons

I swear I’m going to finish the posts about the summer vacation trip. Before the first snowfall??? It’s a full day of 8 hours from Cuttyhunk to Montauk so we planned an early departure – 5:15 am. The best part … Continued

Cuttyhunk is a small island of 580 acres and a population of 52 (2000 census). It is the last island in the Elizabeth Islands chain that extends southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod. Lots of boats anchor out … Continued

Another sunny day activity in Edgartown is to dinghy from the harbor, through Katama Bay to Norton Point Beach. Katama Bay is quite large. We remember the days when you could anchor in the bay, but not anymore. Norton Point … Continued

I am really excited about this blog post.  I had heard about Oak Bluffs’ Grand Illumination Night, but in all of our summer trips to the Vineyard we were never here during that week in August. Imagine my excitement when we … Continued

Although we certainly enjoyed our rainy day walk around Edgartown, we were eager to have some fun in the sun. Martha’s Vineyard has a very good transit system that runs between all of the towns. For boaters, this makes the … Continued

Our first full day in Edgartown was warm and humid with a threat of showers, so we donned our foul weather gear for our traditional breakfast at Among the Flowers, a little restaurant on Mayhew Lane. Way back in  2004 … Continued

Moving on, we left Lake Tashmoo. If you look closely at the photo below, you can see a boat nearing that red nun. It is a bit disconcerting to see  such a narrow route into a reasonably wide channel opening. … Continued

On Friday, August 11, we departed from Menemsha on a very, very, very calm morning, heading north along the west coast to Lake Tashmoo. We have made a stopover in Lake Tashmoo many times to enjoy its quiet scenery and … Continued