We have just returned from a family vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, one of my favorite places to stick my toes in the sand and watch the power of the ocean unfold. Gently… not the BIG power, just the gentle stuff, ya know. The water there is different from our coastal water.. .Long Island sound and the CT River are brackish and tampered with silt and it changes the color of the ocean water as it comes to rest on our shores. Out there, the turquoise and navy and green hues of that refreshing clean ocean water are still a bit wild and unfettered .. it’s soul soothing, just that.
The island is so diverse, it’s hard to put into words in one post. So if you care to follow along, in the next few days I’ll do my best to describe the experience for us that is Martha’s Vineyard.
Let’s start with that ocean water and the various strands of beach… although I won’t cover all of them, these are the ones we visit…
Wasque Beach is a 200-acre nature reserve on Chappaquiddick Island off of Marthas Vineyard. The Boston Globe called this stretch of sand a “Magnificent Beach”. We have to agree – very pristine, not crowded at all, still ruggedly natural. Travel & Leisure calls it the best in New England.
Mike and I walked up North Main street in Edgartown most early mornings and then down the beach path to Edgartown light.. where I couldn’t resist wading in on those still water days to look for shells not yet discovered by beach combers. The water was so incredibly calm on two of these mornings… amazing, the ocean moods you witness if you spend any length of time by the sea. The Edgartown Light beach is the only dog friendly beach on the island, and is excellent for swimmers
Here’s a scene in the movie with the bridge in the background… see the fin? …
State beach, scene from Jaws as everyone evacuates the water…
This one is just kinda funny. But Oh, how that movie terrorized me all those years ago.
More tomorrow if you’d like to tag along….