170: FULL REVIEW & RATING OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD from a Cruiser's perspective? Was it paradise?

There are few places on earth like Martha's Vineyard and this one deserves a full review and rating. We could only stay nine days, but we wish we had the whole summer. It's an enchanting island with profound African history and multi-culturalism, protected and sacred Indian grounds, Methodist religious influence, year "rounders", and wealth beyond measure. The island has multiple personalities, five in particular found at the five port towns; one could almost think you are on five distinct islands when arriving. We started our visit in Menemsha Pond in the Southwest then went Northeast to Lake Tashmoo and finally East to Edgartown. We did not anchor in Vineyard Haven or Oak Bluffs, as we ran out of time, but we did visit them. There is so much to say about each place that it's a bit overwhelming. From lighthouses and cliffs to gingerbread houses, to captain houses, you are always surprised and delighted. We hope our video gives you a good feel for the island and all there is to see and experience. We would be remiss not to thank Jeannie and Adrian for their incredible hospitality and kindness to us while we visited their island home. What a treat to reunite with a college friend after 30 years! We hope you enjoy the video! #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects #marthasvineyard #menemshapond #edgartown #laketashmoo #vineyardhaven #oakbluffs NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway