Nantucket or Bust?

Plans to take the high speed ferry to Nantucket today did not come to fruition.  Tickets in hand, reservations at a cozy Inn on the Island, romantic dinner reservations and bike rental in place was all a great idea.  Apparently getting into a fender bender on the way to the terminal resulting in us missing the ferry was not on the agenda.  Luckily, our ferry passes are good for a year, and we did get a bit of a credit for a future stay at the Inn. We will make another attempt in September to visit the Island after the crowds subside.  It's all good though....it will make our honeymoon last all that much longer!! So, we made the best of the day by finding other activities that otherwise were not planned.

To add insult to injury, while parking at the ferry parking lot, we had fender bender number 2 on the front bumper!  Good thing Guy is in the insurance business!

Looking for activities to fill our day, we headed to the West Tisbury Farmer's Market that is open on Wednesday and Saturday only.  We strolled and tasted and bought some local organic salsa, suave, spices and more.  It was an enjoyable way to spend a few hours.

Across the street was an Art Gallery with all sorts of interesting "Yard Art" appropriately named Maidens of the Meadow" strewn across the lawn.  Inside were beautiful pieces of work from local artists.  Of course, way out of my price range...but lovely to view none the less.

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A beautiful day at hand and wanting to get on the water, we decided to go Kayaking on the bay.  We rented a tandem and paddled for a couple of hours taking in the sights along the water's edge.

Working up an appetite we headed in for a late lunch.  A rather intoxicated woman approached us wanting to take our picture because she thought we were such a cute couple and looked "so in love".  I joined her in the intoxication part....as these island bloody mary's are delicious!

Striking up conversation with our waitress, we were given directions to a local hide away beach called Great Rock Bright that took us to an undisclosed part of town.  Driving down a dirt road and then walking a path through the wilderness where we saw deer and other wildlife, opened up to a very secluded rocky beach.  We had the place to our own!  We walked the shoreline and past the public beach line to view some incredible homes on the ocean.

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The path back to the car we stumbled upon this gate which reminded me of an entrance to "The Secret Garden"  There were many paths in which to choose from in this sanctuary and I suppose one could lose their way quite easily.  We also discovered the grave of a former slave from the early 1800's

As evening approached we headed to Meneshma Beach to watch the fishing boats bring in their catch of the day.  We dined on fresh seafood and lost ourselves to a beautiful sunset while listening to the clank of the bell out at sea which marks the way for the boats.

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