Coffeeneauring, Island Time

Oak Bluffs

Our summer was so busy, Mike and I couldn't squeeze in a vacation getaway until the weekend of Columbus Day -- also known as Indigenous Peoples Day in Massachusetts. My first plan was to head to Maine, which we've always enjoyed and where Mike is considering retiring, but I was thrown a wrench in my plans when he informed me he had a Patriots home game that weekend. Lol. Shoot. Making a pivot, I rented a place in Bourne for a few days so we could attend the game together on Sunday, and then took a ferry to Martha's Vineyard for the rest of the week.

Yo, Martha's Vineyard is deadddd in mid-October. We had a lovely time and it was a nice escape, but most of the shops and restaurants were closed for the season -- and do you know how hard it was to find an open coffee shop?! Well, I can tell you there were none in Oak Bluffs.

Closed

On our last morning on the island, I borrowed a bike from Sun n' Fun on Lake Ave -- a step-through Marin Kentfield with a sturdy basket -- and rode several miles down the windy coastline towards Edgartown; then weaving back to Oak Bluffs through sweet neighborhoods, googling "coffee near me" on the way, I soon discovered I was in the wrong village for coffee. Every stop I made was met with a sign reading, "Closed for the Season". Every. Stop. Mocha Motts. Toccopuro. Bass Best. Back Door Donuts. Undaunted by the challenge, but knowing I had little time to ride out to Vineyard Haven, I swung over to Winston's Kitchen for a coffee and a blueberry muffin to go and sat in the sun at Oak Bluffs Harbor for Coffeeneuring Ride 2.

 

Coffeeneuring Ride 2: Winston's Kitchen for a
coffee and blueberry muffin on Oak Bluffs Harbor

Note: Winston's Kitchen is a gem. We visited several eateries on Martha's Vineyard during our stay, and the takeout from Winston's Kitchen, (fried chicken for Mike; loaded baked potato soup and a sandwich for me), bested them all. 

We had a great time on the vineyard... it really is beautiful at this time of year and the gingerbread cottages were especially pretty amongst the fall foliage... but alas our vacation was too short. We are now back to our regularly scheduled program.