Martha's Vineyard

Went to Martha's Vineyard yesterday and had an absolute blast with Amy, Nicole and Eric. We got up at 5:45 am (SO EARLY!) but I managed. Got on the ferry which was quite comfy and had a nice relaxing breakfast and boat ride. After getting off the boat we walked around a lil to realize that most shops hadn't even opened yet! Amy and I were very reluctant to rent a car but in the end glad we did cuz we got to see so many sites around the island we woulda missed if we hadn't (plus a taxi ride was gonna cost us at least $50 one way! Screw that!)

Our first stop was a place called Aquinnah which is in the SE part of the island. Walked around some of the shops, looked at the cliffs and lighthouse and then voyaged down to the beach. Well, weren't we in for a couple surprises. While walking on the beach, we saw what looked like some sorta carcass. Come to find out it was a Basking shark that had washed up a couple weeks ago (Story). Also, while walking on the beach we see a guy sitting on a chair and it appeared that he wasn't wearing anything! I kept my head down and just kept on walking. While we were leaving, Eric and I see a guy wearing a shirt that hung down a lil bit and he was holding his shorts in his hand. Come to find out this was a clothing optional beach!! Eep!

After that we visited several of the other areas around the island including some lighthouses and other various sites and went to a little pub for some good grub and pint. Then later on in the afternoon we figured we'd have another pint at this place called Black Dog Tavern and maybe grab an appetizer or something before heading off to the ferry to head home. Well, turns out, the "Tavern" didn't serve alcohol, the only food they had was seafood (which none of us eat). So we told our waitress that all we wanted was dessert instead (we were already committed to having to order something kinda when we ordered soda.) So we ended up gettin 2 slices of Apple Pie. When we got the bill we were a lil flabberegasted when we saw the total was over $30 for two pieces of pie along with 4 sodas. Didn't help our waitress was a lil snooty as well. So for those reading, lesson learned:

Black Dog Tavern in Vineyard Haven, MA:
a)overpriced
b)no alcohol
c)bad service
d)seafood only

After all was said and done we wandered around a lil bit more and turns out there was a ferry not listed on the schedule that was getting ready to leave around 6:30, 45 minutes before we had planned to leave. Now mind you, the ferry we took over had seats, a food card, tv's and was pretty relaxing. Come to find out this was pretty much a car ferry transporting vehicles over back to the mainland and there were no seats and no food. Thankfully tho, we ended up taking this ferry home b/c it started storming as soon as we got to our car. All in all, a fun day and well worth the trip :)