Friday, June 4, 2021

Friday, June 4, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2008. Peter took Mattie to a baseball game at the old Nat's stadium. I am not sure how it went, but I do know that Mattie was more like me. He showed little interest in sports. What we both loved however, was people watching at games. 

Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.

• Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 33,217,582
• Number of people who died from the virus: 593,276

Last night the Harbor View Hotel shuttled us to down town Edgar Town, to have dinner at the Atlantic Restaurant. We took a photo of the driver, Quinn. Quinn is 21 years old, and it is his first summer working at the hotel. Quinn was the person who unloaded our car and helped us get all our luggage into the room the day we checked in. Literally we saw him everyday, and he always greeted us with a smile. I don't think I have ever been to a hotel that when you leave for the day, and then return, you are greeted! Not only greeted but Quinn couldn't do enough to help us. 

Dinner at the Atlantic Restaurant was fantastic. I had Dorado (a Mediterranean white fish) that was memorable, and despite the fact that it was cold and damp outside, we had a wonderful view and I sat right under an outdoor heater. 

This morning, my friend Ann gave us these matching t-shirts to take photos! What you can't tell is that it was freezing and damp. We were all wearing jackets, and took them off for the photos.

pictured left to right:

me, Ann, Tanja, Helen, and Annie

Ann had us jumping too!

Right outside one of the shops in town, were these glorious hydrangeas. 

In Edgar Town, there is a church called St. Andrew's. Within the church there is a children's corner. What fascinated me was it was made from needlepoint. I naturally gravitated to the butterflies. 

In the afternoon, we visited South Beach. South Beach is known for its intense waves. Our visit did not disappoint. Clearly no one was hanging about the beach, as it was not a great weather day. But I can only imagine what these beaches are like on beautiful weather days.  

We had a 6:15pm reservation on the ferry out of Oak Bluffs. Given the cold weather, we packed up the car and went on stand by on the ferry. We got lucky and were able to board the boat at 3:45pm. Which was good, because I did not get back to Boston until 7pm. 

I took this photo aboard the "Martha's Vineyard" ferry. 

Aboard the boat, I could see the East Chop Lighthouse. 

Only me and Tanja stayed outside on the ferry. As you can see, basically no one was outside. In addition, look at the intense fog!!!

It was like floating in a cloud today, because the fog was intense. The trip from Martha's Vineyard to Woods Hole on Cape Cod is about 45 minutes. Thankfully it was a very smooth ride today. 

See what I am talking about regarding the fog!

This evening, while checking my email, I received a message from the general manager at Harbor View Hotel. He wanted me to know that he saw my email footer and looked up the Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation. He would like to offer us an auction item of a hotel stay combined with other local vendors. I think this was a truly very thoughtful and generous offer. I have stayed at many hotels, but I would say that Harbor View, stands out amongst the rest. Mainly because the staff is very customer service oriented and truly goes out of their way to make your stay comfortable and memorable. It is hard to say good-bye to these lovely people and the rhyme of the island.