Swimming with my husband out doors in the summer is as close to perfect as it can get! Our neighborhood of 200 homes has a community pool situated on a tip of land surrounded on one side by the harbor and the other by Long Island Sound. We've taken to swimming in the morning when, as you'll see, the pool is usually empty save for us. Our 20-year old got a kick out of seeing our synchronicity. We were in laps 4 and 5 of what would be our standard 54 (3/4 of a mile). The further along in our distance, the more in synch and faster we get. Self-critic's view…warming up is no excuse for sloppy leg work ;-)
Whilst in Woods Hole, awaiting the ferry, stood up for smoothies made with fresh fruit – raspberries, banana and apple cider. (We'll have none of that canned syrupy stuff!)
Having a little bit of dialogue, perhaps about the record breaking NYC temps?
Here's a garbage bin we haven't seen before! The top is composed of solar cells.
Then it was off for the 45 minute ferry to Vineyard Haven and the 30 minute drive to home sweet home for the week :-)
Access road to the house, which used to be a farm 150 years ago. The Wampanoag Indians own the land to the right of the hay bales; the driveway to the house is just past Fred on the left.
Kayaking on Menemsha Pond, followed by a glorious swim, same location.
Had to show off my suit! (The suit company, EQ, recycles scraps from their other suits & uses them on this colorful line. The rear has 3 different colors/patterns!)
Walk from the Cliffs to the beach. The stretch of sand includes Philbin beach where we have body surfed, boogie boarded, swam, soaked, and settled into chairs for a bit of reading. Tuesday evening we were further west at Squibnocket Beach (no picture) where we each dined on 2 lb lobstahs from Menemsha Fish Market. Gulp!
These are the cliffs from whence we came on this walk.
On the path leaving the beach. Jamie and Robin, you may notice many similarities to the Orleans beaches. As Dad said, the big difference is that the water here is WARM!
That's it for now, except to say it's Netherlands vs Spain in Sunday's FIFA World Cup final!
Unusually warm this weekend (or so it seemed) though glad for the weather as we had two wonderful kayaks, launched from our back yard perch upon Otter Creek. This view changes everyday through every season and still, after almost 22 years, it continues to awe and delight us. This reliable tidal creek flows in and out, the birds and raptors, the deer, coyote, and many other marshland regulars continue to produce their nature show. Ahhhh!
-Laurie
