Adventure Dog Arrives in Nantucket

Addison's mom thought I should start by explaining that I am staying in Nantucket, Massachusetts. For anyone who hasn't been there, Nantucket is an island off the coast of Cape Cod. We're east of Martha's Vineyard, about thirty miles into the Atlantic Ocean. It took us three hours by car to get to the ferry, an hour to get breakfast and check-in, and a ferry ride which would take another two hours to reach Nantucket. We arrived at 11:00 AM. If it took us six to get here, can you figure out what time we left? I'll give you a hint, it was really early!


I'm on our ferry, the Great Point. It's a little rocky and I'm feeling a little seasick, but just look at the water!

Spots, one of my travelling companions also felt a little green around the gills so we decided to lay down while the waves were really choppy.

Addison's mom thought this would be a fun place for a photo. "Wait a minute, Mrs. Schwing, I'm not so fond of heights!"

What a relief to be back on solid land! Now we just need to find our taxi so we can get to the house.


After a quick trip to drop off our luggage and bookbags (because Addison has been working on homework on the ferry), we drove out to Something Natural for lunch. Yummmm! Everything on the menu looks delicious!


We have a Jeep at the house and I couldn't wait to take it out on the beach. There's even a little basket on the front that would be perfect for me to ride in! Sadly, Addison's parents decided I needed to ride in the car.


We all got inside the Jeep and drove up to Wauwimet to let air out of the tires. If you drive on the beach, too much air pressure in your tires can cause you to get stuck. And then we were off! We drove all the way up the beach to the tip of Great Point near the lighthouse to go fishing and have a picnic. If you look that the map, we are almost at the Northeastern Tip of Nantucket by the compass rose.


It's nice and open at this part of the Island and we saw lots of seals swimming off the shore trying to grab fishermen's catches. One man next to use lost a bluefish to a seal while we were having our picnic. We had a nice night on the beach until Scraps and I saw this sign. Oops!


We went back into Nantucket for some ice cream before heading back to the house. Everyone kept saying we had to get ice cream from The Juice Bar because they had the best ice cream on the Island. I was a bit confused why it was called The Juice Bar and not The Ice Cream Bar, but I got to help scoop the ice cream (which was delicious!) and decided not to ask any questions.

Thursday looks to be even busier than Wednesday so I can't wait to share some more of my adventures on Nantucket.