Visit

On Wednesday I got a text message from my cousin Maria, who lives in Upstate New York, that she was going to be on the Cape and wanted to visit me. So Friday morning after working a half day in the field, I biked to downtown Edgartown and met up with Maria and her friend Amanda. We had a wonderful meal at a restaurant called the Atlantic on Uncle Mike. I ate a huge hamburger, french fries and a yummy Arnold Palmer! After lunch we explored downtown Edgartown, a small ritzy beach town, and got some ice cream. Edgartown is an interesting place, it is very New England, the houses are almost all painted white with shutters and white picket fences. I will have to go photograph downtown to show you all. But needless to say it is a very touristy place during these summer months, touristy yet beautiful. From the farm it is a 15 minute bike ride, so I will be able to spend more time exploring the town in the coming days. After ice cream we walked to the farm and got some fresh strawberries, a Pluot which these Easterners have never heard of before (of course us cultured Californians have!), and a nectarine. Outside of the stand we devoured what Maria claimed to be "the best strawberries" she had ever had! I responded by saying, "they better be! I have been on my knees picking them all morning!" After feasting on good local produce we walked to my home and I gave them the grand tour which took all of 5 minutes! Next I showed them the outdoor shower! and the farm house! After we concluded the tour we decided to walk back to Edgartown to catch a bus to take us on a scenic route of the beaches. On our way out of the farm Renee and Peter, my aunt and uncle from NY-not Maria's parents, saw us walking down the street and picked us up! They took us to the beach, then for an amazing boat ride to Oak Bluffs. In Oak Bluffs we had a wonderful dinner, I got lobster in honor of Aunt Nat, and observed the OB demographic. OB is completely different than Edgartown, to me it has the feel of Miami Beach, and has a lot less people wearing polo shirts, and a lot more wearing jerseys. Needless to say it had some great people watching!!! After dinner we walked around, dropped the girls off at the ferry back to Wood's Hole and took the boat back home. Renee and Peter were nice enough to let me spend the night in their guest bedroom, and for the first time in two weeks I slept in a bed, happy as could be!!!!