Plymouth - Quincy - Portsmouth

After departing Martha's Vineyard Sunday afternoon, we began making our way to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Our first pit stop was in Plymouth. Be forewarned - it's a tourist trap. We saw the rock, had what Wade claimed was the BEST clam chowder he experienced during our entire trip, and then went on our merry way.

 

 

Next stop was Quincy, MA. Those of you who know Wade, know how he LOVES American history. Yes, he reads presidential biographies for fun. I know.

 

The home of John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

"Oh my sweet little farm..."

 

 

 

While Wade read everything there was to read about the former presidents, I enjoyed their garden.

 

 

I tried to convince Wade that "gardeners know all the dirt." He didn't believe me...he knows the last book I read (again) was about an expedition on Mt. Everest. There was definitely history embedded, but apparently it doesn't count. I digress...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The library was built in 1870 and is home to over 12,000 volumes from four generations of Adams family men and women.

 

 

 

 

Next stop - Acadia National Park

Martha's Vineyard

We kicked off our adventure in Vineyard Haven at our Bed & Breakfast - Charles & Charles.

 

Our home away from home.

 

 

The wildlife we frequently found out our front door.

 

And Charles & Charles wasn't the exception. Turkeys on Martha's Vineyard were about as common as Canada Geese are in Oklahoma.

 

 

The flowers on Martha's Vineyard were spectacular.

 

West Chop

 

 

I could spend my summer here. You?

 

Aquinnah

 

Near Menemsha Beach (where they filmed scenes from Jaws...

needless to say, we didn't get in the water)

 

Edgartown

 

 

Purple flowers, which we were told are a type of magnolia, are EVERYWHERE. They grow wild on the roadside, on the hills, everywhere you look, you find them.

 

Our last evening on Martha's Vineyard we returned to Menemsha Beach to watch the sunset.

 

This bride and groom spent the evening enjoying their first sunset together as Mr. and Mrs.

 

Vineyard Haven Harbor

 

Not bad for a summer home.

Next stop - Portsmouth, New Hampshire