Got up at a reasonable hour this morning and had leftover donuts for breakfast. They were still pretty darn tasty, especially Marsha's apple fritter (which was originally as big as her head).
The original plan for today had been to rent bikes and ride to Oak Bluffs. But since Madison isn't as fond of biking as Marsha and I are, we opted to walk instead. And since Oak Bluffs is six miles away, it was quite a hike indeed.
There was a good long stretch where it was rather hot and there was no breeze, but once we got to the beaches, it was a lot better. Plus, the view is amazing.
I knew we'd made a lot of progress when we finally reached the American Legion Memorial Bridge at Joseph Sylvia State Beach. This bridge is significant for two reasons. First, it's known as "Jaws Bridge," because this is where a major sequence was filmed (attack on Alex Kitner and the guy rowing in the pond). Like many of the Jaws locations, it looks exactly the same as it did 40 years ago.
The other reason is because despite all the signs telling people not to jump off, they do it anyway. We saw a bicycle cop there, but no one seemed to care, and neither did he. Some of the stores even sell T-shirts.
When we finally made it to Oak Bluffs, we went straight to Giordano's (no relation to the chain in Chicago), one of Madison's favorite places for pizza. They're a family run business (four generations) that's been open since 1930. In addition to the great food, we were just thrilled by the A/C.
After lunch, we walked across the street to the Flying Horses carousel. We purchased a 10-ride pass the other day, so we still had two rides each. While I did manage to grab more than one ring at a time this time, none of us got the brass ring. Though Marsha came pretty close.
We'd originally thought about walking back to Edgartown, but after enduring the six-mile hike there, we decided to take the bus back. It was either that or Uber.
Once we got back, we changed into our swim suits and went down to the beach to wade and look for sea shells. After a long, very hot day, the cool ocean water felt just great.
By this point, it was starting to get late, so we decided to head back to Menemsha to watch the sun go down again. We figured by going earlier we'd (hopefully) get a good parking space and I wouldn't miss it. We also planned to pick up some seafood and eat dinner on the beach.
On the way there, we noticed it was getting cloudy and there was a lot of mist in the air. We wondered if it might rain, even though the weather report said it wasn't supposed to. By the time we got to Menemsha, there was so much fog on the water, we couldn't even see the sun.
Menemsha is a working village for the island's fishermen and is all utilitarian. There aren't any sit-down restaurants, but there are a couple of places that sell seafood practically right out of the ocean.
The most famous is Larsen's Fish Market, but we opted for The Bite. It's just a little shack and the food comes in paper bags, but they had a good line of customers and for a very good reason.
We sat on the beach and ate fried shrimp, which was delicious. Couldn't have been any more fresh. As expected, we couldn't see the sun through all the mist, but it was still beautiful and really relaxing.
After not seeing the sunset, we drove back to Edgartown. Then we walked back to Mad Martha's for ice cream before calling it a night. It's our last night on the island, so we had to take one more night time walk down Water Street before we have to say goodbye tomorrow.
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