Good-Bye Martha’s Vineyard!

Jim says:

Today we catch the 1:00 PM ferry back to mainland…as it is called by the islanders. As a farewell gesture, here’s a chance to see some never-before-seen photos of the island. The reason they’ve not been seen before is because I just took them in the last couple of days! 🙂

Here’s two teaser photos…

The porch of a gingerbread cottage in Oak Bluffs.

A private beach club on the Chappaquiddick Island. Some of the scenes from the movie Jaws was shot here.

To see the other 31 photos, just click this link…
http://picasaweb.google.com/jimjrver/MarthaSVineyard061410#

For our final day on the island yesterday we returned to the prettier, less-populated eastern end and enjoyed 10+ plus miles of bicycling. Then back to Menemsha, our favorite place on the island, for another delicious seafood lunch. Ymmm!

We enjoyed a real peaceful setting during the last week. On a road in our campground with ten camping spaces…we were the only ones there. I’m so glad we decided to be here before the kids get out of school for the summer. It won’t be so quiet then!

Our camping spot for the last week.

After a delightful week on Martha’s Vineyard, we’re now planning to hang out on Cape Cod for the next ten days. Hey, it’s a lousy job…but someone’s got to do it!

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2010
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Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts

Jim says:

Chappaquiddick Island is a small island off the eastern end of the larger island of Martha’s Vineyard and is part of the town of Edgartown, Massachusetts. The two islands are separated by a water passage of only about 500 feet. As of the 2000 census, the island had only 172 year-round residents and 475 houses, as well as numerous wildlife preserves and beaches.

Few people ever heard of Chappaquiddick Island…prior to 1969. That all changed when then Senator Ted Kennedy who was married at the time, drove his car off of a small wooden bridge and an attractive young female perished.

The below Google Earth image will help you understand the relationship of the two islands.

Here’s a Wikipedia informational link about Chappaquiddick Island…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappaquiddick_Island

The below Google Earth image will help you understand the so-called Chappaquiddick Incident…

Here’s a Wikipedia informational about the so-called Chappaquiddick Incident…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappaquiddick_incident

Anyways…on Saturday we went to Chappaquiddick Island. here’s a few photos…

We await the ferry to cross the 500 foot water passage to Chappaquiddick Island.

There’s only about two miles of paved road on Chappaquiddick Island. All the rest are sand/dirt roads.

This is the famous Dike Bridge circa 2010.

This is the famous Dike Bridge when I took the photo in 1978. Notice that there were no guard rails back then

The only store on Chappaquiddick Island.

Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard as seen from Chappaquiddick Island.

To see the other 16 photos I took, click this link…
http://picasaweb.google.com/jimjrver/ChappaquiddickIslandMA061210#

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2010
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Edgartown On The Island Of Martha’s Vineyard

Jim says:

Yesterday Mary and I went to Edgartown on the island of Martha’s Vineyard under cloudy skies and a cool 62 degrees. It’s the largest town on the island (population-wise) with a 2000 census of 3,779 and the county seat of Duke County. It was one of the leading whaling ports in the 1800’s. It was also widely filmed during the making of the movie Jaws in 1974.

Here’s a few photos…

An old building on a side street in Edgartown.

A young family fishes from the main dock.

The Edgartown Lighthouse on the water passage between Martha’s Vineyard and Chappaquiddick Island.

A pretty shop front.

The three car ferry approaches Chappaquiddick Island.

After completing our visit to Edgartown, we took the ferry to Chappaquiddick Island. See tomorrow’s blog entry!

To see the other 16 photos I took, click this link…
http://picasaweb.google.com/jimjrver/EdgartownMA061210#

Here’s a Wikipedia informational link about Edgartown…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgartown,_Massachusetts

Here’s a Wikipedia informational link about the movie Jaws…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_%28film%29

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2010
For more information about my three books, click this link:
http://www.panamaorbust.com