Martha's Vineyard {family holiday}

This summertime we explored the cute island of Martha'due south Vineyard. Lying just 6 miles off the southern coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, The Vineyard was once inhabited by the Wompanoag tribe and is now known for it'due south gorgeous beaches, laid back style, and occasional vacationing president. Here are photos of some of our favorite spots and memories.

We rented a house through VRBO virtually iii weeks before our trip. Since we had only canceled our big, much researched California coastal vacation (no time to explain, merely moving picture a lot of moping) nosotros wanted to stay somewhere "adventurous". We chose the town of Aquinnah on the southern most tip of the isle, a 35 minute drive from the ferry. Aquinnah is the last place on the island where Wampanoag nonetheless live. The beaches are untouched and breathtaking. Gayhead beach is known for its dramatic clay cliffs (and nudie bathers…make sure to warn your 7-yr old boy and so they don't betoken and giggle). Our favorite beach was Moshup, which is a 10-minute walk from the auto down a cleared path, and adjoins Gayhead beach. At that place are rocks of all colors and boulders that await sculpted, along with the softest sand. The waves break farther out so the kids could walk on the sandbar and torso surf.

We visited all of the Vineyard towns. Some were sleepy places with just a full general store and a post office. Others were destination spots with restaurants, inns, shopping and lots and lots of ice cream and candy! My kids were in heaven. Our favorite was the sometime whaling port of Edgartown. Full of pretty shingle style houses built past whaling captains, a walk down H2o Street forth the harbor is dazzling. Edgartown is too home to the island'southward nigh popular beach, South Beach. Nosotros loved this beach, likewise (but with it's crashing surf it is not the best beach for little kids). Our favorite shop was Portobello Road. They sell eclectic paintings, books, signs and all sorts of absurd collectibles. Another lucky find was Chilmark Pottery (in Chilmark, of form) which sells the most beautiful hand made wares. Main potter Geoffrey was so prissy to let us picket him work. We eat from his bowls every morning now!

Lighthouses abound on The Vineyard. Nosotros visited lots of them. Our favorite was the Aquinna lighthouse, probably because it was at our doorstep, just as well because they are making a big attempt to enhance coin to move it because information technology is falling into the body of water every bit it sits right on height of the red clay cliffs of Gayhead beach. We took a tour and climbed the stairs to the peak and looked at some of the erstwhile photos of when there used to be a lighthouse keeper. Information technology was pretty cool for the kids to make a connection with the past and as well help problem solve for the future. (On a side note, speaking of lighthouse keepers, have your read The Low-cal Between the Oceans? A heartbreaking story, merely a good summer read.)

We also constitute some calm lakes, like that of Long Bespeak Reserve, which was a beautiful day for all of us. It gave the kids a break from the pounding waves and they were able to just swim in the water for hours. The fishing village of Menemsha offered usa a coincidental identify to eat at The Galley, and was one of the spots where they filmed Jaws (my kids became a footling obsessed with this fact). Menemsha also has a quieter beach where you can climb the rocks, and has the best sunsets on the isle.

We loved our holiday on Martha'south Vineyard. Nosotros hope some day to go back and explore the island some more than on bike (but get-go we will accept to teach 7-year old mr. stubborn to ride). Sorry for all the photos, I just couldn't narrow down anymore. There were just too many pretty spots to evidence you!

xo, Bar

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