Hanging out in Vineyard Haven.

Well, we've been here on Martha's Vineyard for a few days now, guess it is almost a week. When we realized how crazy Oak Bluffs was going to be we moved from there to Lagoon Pond in Vineyard Haven. It is a lot quieter and much more our speed.

Here is a picture of us at anchor the other evening in the pond.

And here is a shot of the pond. Notice the lack of giant shark hunting power boats!!

We took the bus to the Gay Head Lighthouse the other day. The Martha's Vineyard bus system is really nice and got us around the island without a hitch. Here is a shot of the bluffs and the light. We could actually see this bluffs from across Vineyard Sound when were were on Cuttyhunk Island.

Here are a couple of shots from the day prior to the Monster Shark Tournament. I'll make a longer post on the event (which should probably be closed down but more on that later) with some pictures but for right now I just have time to get these few shots up before my time slot at the library expires. We did take the kids to the weigh-off because the boys really wanted to see the sharks. But, if I had it to do over, I don't think we'd attend.

The Flying Horses merry-go-round in Oak Bluffs was a BIG hit with the kids, and with Jo and I. Here is a set of shots of Drew grabbing for the brass ring. He actually grabbed it twice in a row and gave the free rides he won to Jake and Emily. That's a good big brother! Check out the end shot in the series.

This shot captures the excitement of actually catching the brass ring!!! Click on it to see it in larger format.

I'll post some more later when I have a bit more time. For the present we'll be staying in Vineyard Haven. We're waiting for our alternator to be shipped back from Texas. We're having it checked out because it seemed to be on the fritz with regard to charging the batteries and it is much better to have a problem like this worked out while in port than when we're out sailing. And, this isn't too difficult a place stay while waiting for a part. Lucky for us the Honda generator is keeping us charged up while we await the arrival of the alternator.

Oh, and here's one last one for now. We went to Moshup Beach the other day and found this chair that someone made out of stuff that was lying about.