#NewThisDay Writing From My Photo Stream

Chappy

Before dawn, awake at alarm. Will we get off on time? We must get to the ferry and transfer into island time. Yes, somehow, we do it. We get to the ferry from Woods Hole and arrive in Oak Bluffs. Traffic. Haze. Cool air, more autumnal than summer. We have some in our party feeling glee. It has been a year since we had our time here. We must take the ferry, the 3-car ferry this time, from Edgartown to the island of Chappaquiddick. More of a hop. And then following directions to our rental. No time for a walk, no time for pictures. It’s a day of travel and arrival. Settling in. This is the first time for us, staying on Chappy instead of Chilmark. A very quiet island experience. I am eager to feel the uniqueness of this experience having come to Martha’s Vineyard for years. To see what this tiny island brings that is all its own.