We filled the water tanks and headed to Menemsha, Martha’s Vineyard. This was another beautiful island. We took a town mooring in the middle of the commercial fishing harbor and were awakened each morning by the Coasties testing out all their horns, whistles and loudspeakers. DH made a stealth move to the delight of others moored in the harbor and himself, and used a bungee cord to quiet another boat’s slapping halyard. it just goes to show you, it’s always something.
Menemsha is where Jaws and Jaws 2 were filmed but didn’t see any fins circling our anchorage. We rode our fold up bikes to the beach and Gay Head. We kept right up there with the cyclists on their 10 speeds and then we hit the food market on our way back to the boat.
Reindeer crossing
Gay Head Martha’s Vineyard
Gay Head Light
Tonight we are safely tucked into another quiet anchorage in Wood’s Hole. We’ve been exploring the Elizabeth Islands, shich are privately owned by the Forbes family. More importantly, this may be the place where Merino sheep were first brought to the United States by Mr. Bowdoin in Thomas Jefferson’s day!!! I may have to take out the spinning wheel after all. We’ve seen horses, sheep and cows and heard the wildest animal sounds last night. We awakened to winds and later rain so we’ve had a quiet day of projects and tooling around in the dinghy. DH was a good samaritan and towed in a couple on a runabout boat whose motor stalled – with our 3.3 hp engine and port a bote!
Island and North Country Life 