So our last tour out of Boston was a day trip to Martha's Vineyard.
This time picked up by a small bus at some ungodly hour. There were 11 of us on this trip, and the driver had water and muffins for us for the trip. Excellent!
Anyway, another drive down to the coast, and a ferry ride across to the Vineyard. We were met by a driver in a slightly smaller van, who took us for a 3 hr tiki tour of the island.
Nice place.
There are some beautiful homes here, and every one of them is staggeringly expensive.
Some fun facts:
Saw Jim Belushi's grave. Fans are constantly leaving things on his headstone, and it needs cleaning daily.
Saw Chappaquiddick Island, where Ted Kennedy failed his driving test. Didn't get over there, because it's only accessible by barge. The bridge we all heard about is on the island, not to it.
Jacky O has an estate of 366 acres on the Vineyard. Since her death, the property is held by her daughter Caroline.
Jaws was filmed here, with lots of locations all over the place.
There's a who's who of famous people who either have or had homes here. Michael J Fox recently sold his home to a retired Boston Ice Hockey player.
Bill Clinton comes here every year, and now so does Obama. In fact, Clinton is a fan of the Black Dog restaurant, now famous. It appears that a Black Dog t-shirt he gave to a certain humidor was used as a piece of evidence linking them together. Doh!
The day was drizzly, but yesterday was worse all over. We didn't move far from the hotel that day, but today was do-able. Even with less than stellar weather, its still an excellent tour.
Very worthwile.
Highly recommended.
This time picked up by a small bus at some ungodly hour. There were 11 of us on this trip, and the driver had water and muffins for us for the trip. Excellent!
Anyway, another drive down to the coast, and a ferry ride across to the Vineyard. We were met by a driver in a slightly smaller van, who took us for a 3 hr tiki tour of the island.
Nice place.
There are some beautiful homes here, and every one of them is staggeringly expensive.
Some fun facts:
Saw Jim Belushi's grave. Fans are constantly leaving things on his headstone, and it needs cleaning daily.
Saw Chappaquiddick Island, where Ted Kennedy failed his driving test. Didn't get over there, because it's only accessible by barge. The bridge we all heard about is on the island, not to it.
Jacky O has an estate of 366 acres on the Vineyard. Since her death, the property is held by her daughter Caroline.
Jaws was filmed here, with lots of locations all over the place.
There's a who's who of famous people who either have or had homes here. Michael J Fox recently sold his home to a retired Boston Ice Hockey player.
Bill Clinton comes here every year, and now so does Obama. In fact, Clinton is a fan of the Black Dog restaurant, now famous. It appears that a Black Dog t-shirt he gave to a certain humidor was used as a piece of evidence linking them together. Doh!
The day was drizzly, but yesterday was worse all over. We didn't move far from the hotel that day, but today was do-able. Even with less than stellar weather, its still an excellent tour.
Very worthwile.
Highly recommended.
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