Happy Memorial Day

We just returned from an amazing weekend trip in Nantucket. This was our first visit and we could not have picked a more beautiful weekend. Although it was foggy and rainy Friday night when we arrived, we woke to bright, sunny skies every other day. The weather was clear, sunny and warm with temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s.


On Saturday, after enjoying a breakfast of fresh fruit and granola (provided by our inn keeper), we walked around the town checking out the shops, museums and art galleries. The island is so quaint! All of the homes are large and have shakes on them. In the afternoon, we returned to our bed-n-breakfast, The Century House  for cookies and rest. That evening we got to see Nantucket in party-mode for the holiday weekend. We decided to eat at The Tavern down at the Marina so that we could see everything. It was a lot of fun and food was great. Garrett loved his lobster rolls and I enjoyed the catch of the day - not sure what it was but it tasted great!!!

Sunday, we decided to rent bikes and explore the island. We wound up biking about 20 miles and saw some amazing beaches. We started by going to Surfside Beach, about a 3 mile ride from town. This beach had a ton of waves (hence the name!) but the water was chilly! We put our feet in but that is about it. Then we biked out to Sconset, where we had a picnic at the beach before biking to the Sankaty Lighthouse. By this point, we were a bit tired so we biked back to town. We had such a great time on the bikes that we decided we will have to purchase some so that we can continue the fun. We got back to our B-n-B around 4 PM, just in time for some cookies, showers, and relaxation before going to the White Elephant for dinner. It was a great place, overlooking the harbor.

Sadly, today we had to return home, but not before we spent another couple of hours enjoying the island. It is a wonderful place and we highly recommend that you visit there at some point. We only wish we hadn't waited so long to do so.

On another note, we want to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day! We hope your weekend was a wonderful as ours!