Well, about 10 days ago, I packed up the Subie with 4 bikes (see below) and Jason, Amy (friends from Bates and living in VT) and Mel and I drove south Friday afternoon.
Locked and loaded:
No car + Cabin Camping = big packs on bikes.
Jason was able to complete the 1st Annual IronGrip 3 Miler from the parking lot to the ferry (and then an additional 2 miles on the island) complete with weekend backpack and Guitar!
The ferry ride...I could go into the long story about a ferry ride during which I was sea-sick, with JRADness and his advice to sit in a car below deck with the heat on, then eat a full bowl of clam chowder...but I learnt my lesson and stayed up top and even enjoyed some Guacamole chips.
Some excitement before the show:
The biggest reason we went to the Vineyard was to see Jackopierce (caution: link starts playing music - hit pause at the top of the web page if you are at work). This is an acoustic duo I was introduced to by JRADness in 1994 after my first year at Bates College (thanks JRad!). I've seen them no fewer than 15-20 times. They even "retired" for 5 years. I've flown across the country to go with my sister to see them - twice. These guys are much fun and quite talented.
Here's the walkway thru the dunes to East Beach. It was pristine.
The Ferry ride back to Wood's Hole gave us this addition to failblog with a door 12 feet off the deck:
And of course, back in Wood's Hole, we had to load up the bikes...in the rain... before the trip home:
An outstanding weekend. Makes me appreciate good friends, summer and the beach.


