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A food lover's dream weekend in Martha's Vineyard. Guide to the best of eating, romance and other sundry delights to be had off the coast of Boston.
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Martha’s Vineyard: Part 1 

Chris and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Martha’s Vineyard for our birthdays. Martha’s Vineyard, to give a little history, was named by Bartholomew Gosnold, who sailed to the island in 1602. He named the island Martha’s Vineyard after his mother in law and his second child, both named Martha. (If you want to learn more, check out the wikipedia entry on Martha’s Vineyard).

We headed to Martha’s Vineyard by bus: Port Authority to Woods Hole, Massachusetts and then a ferry from Woods Hole to Martha’s Vineyard. We stayed at The Thorncroft Inn, a cute bed and breakfast in Vineyard Haven:

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Another interesting tidbit about Martha’s Vineyard - most of the towns are dry (no alcohol!) except Oak Bluffs and Edgartown.

On Friday night, we went to Zephrus for dinner - they specialize in zeafood - and ordered lobster rolls and crab cakes. Chris and I were both disappointed with the food there and we both came to the conclusion that we’ve definitely been spoiled with New York cuisine. The lobster roll had small bits of lobster and didn’t have much flavor and the crab cakes weren’t tasty at all (but the crab meat did taste very fresh). After Zephrus, we headed to Mad Martha’s for ice cream (I read online that kids love this place and they have a ton of great flavors) but when we got there, the ice cream was super soft (I think there was something wrong with their freezers) and we could only get ice cream in a dish. We were both disappointed with the meal and dessert and ended up going to the grocery store to buy fruit and snacks to munch on since we were both still hungry.

On Saturday morning, we headed from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs by bike:

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The ride was about 3 miles (one mile from The Thorncroft Inn to the middle of Vineyard Haven and two miles from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs). The ride was really beautiful - so many families out on boats and enjoying the beautiful weather:

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Chris and I rode two miles into Oak Bluffs to hang out on the beach. We played frisbee for a couple minutes (before our frisbee landed in the ocean), had rock skipping competitions, and picnic-ed on the beach with cheese and crackers

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I went to MV in 2005 and had a wonderful time. Going back this fall (September) for a little R&R...can't wait for the lobster rolls:-)Ohwee!
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hi the is one business onlin if you are intrestad please con tat me by mailing me
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sounds like u had a lot of fun
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SOMETING MORE IMPORTANT VACATION
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i am planning to go to boston in october2008 for a week.for the food,history,to rest.send any info on city and good food
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We ate at Net Results when we were on Martha's Vineyard this summer. Reading your description made me want to go back so much. I didn't enjoy the lobster on the Island either, but I am not a big lobster fan either way.
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so good.
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I had plans to go to Martha's Vineyard this coming weekend, October 5-8, 2007. But things did not work out. I was suppose to attend a friends 30th B-day celebration. I hope to get their sometime in the near future, it seems like a great place to visit.

Sincerely,

Chester
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Look like nice place
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My husbandand I are thinking about taking a short weekend trip to Boston. We are from TX andf have never been to Boston. Any suggestions as to where we should visit would be helpful. He is more into the history and I would like to know when any festivals may be taking place in October.

Thanx,

RoxiK
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