Two for One

It's Jen writing the first half of this post & Jim the second.  We've been in areas with no internet access so posting has not been consistent. On Saturday, we spent a full day exploring Martha's Vineyard.  Our goal was to bike through Chappaquidick.  After kayaking to the dinghy dock, walking into town, riding a bus across to Edgartown, renting bikes & taking the short ferry ride to the island, we were successful! It was the perfect day to cover the roads, parks & bike paths this sweet slice of paradise offers.  We were happy to have had the chance to take a break in the Japanese garden called "Mytoi" (see photo).  We did it all in reverse & made it back to our mooring as the sun was setting. I cooked a hearty meal on board. Jim had downloaded a good movie & we called it an early night.

Jim here: next day, we decided to head off Martha's Vineyard since the harbormaster enforces a 3-day-only anchor rule on Lake Tashmoo.  We considered heading east to Chatham on the elbow of the Cape, but decided to head to Cape Cod Bay on the north side of Cape Cod for some shallow water exploration (leaving the keel sailboats behind).  So it was back through the Woods Hole Straight, timing the currents, etc.  Weather was sunny, but with a stiff breeze out of the north.  Once through the Straight, the Buzzard's Bay side was really rough with a north wind kicking up short steep waves.  So we headed for the nearest safe harbor, Quissett Harbor.  A very nice place to stay for the night, which offered us a rare New England sunset over the water.  Relaxing more now without a hectic cruise schedule.