Dukes County Highpoint Trip Report
Peaked Hill
Date: September 16, 2006
Author: Charlie Zerphey
We caught an early ferry (slow-cheaper) to Martha's Vineyard which is now $6.50
each way. The bus tickets are now $2 for each ride or all day tickets for $6.
Senior citizens over 65 (that’s us) were able to purchase all day tickets for 3 bucks.
This enabled us to cover all the routes and the entire island.
Using the Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority system route map, I used the #5 route to
West Tisbury-Chilmark route and got off the bus at the Chilmark Community Center
and followed Mike Schwartz's report. I tried hitchhiking to and from the
highpoint but didn't have any luck.
On returning to the CCC as I was approaching the intersection on Middle Road,
the bus was leaving and I missed the bus. On this route they run every hour, so
I tried hitch hiking again. This time I managed to get a ride on the back of a
motor scooter, driven by a Californian, to Gay Head Lighthouse and Cliffs.
There was an Indian Powwow in progress so I watched it until my bus came.
I met Marilyn in Egartown and we had dinner at the Seafood Shanty in old town
Edgartown by the shore. I was sorely disappointed as I had the worst lump crab
cakes I ever ate. I'm not a complainer when it comes to food but when the
waiter came back to ask how everything was, I showed him how there was
absolutely no lump crab meat, in fact there was hardly any crab meat at all.
He made no effort to correct the situation but rather gave excuses. My wife had
fish and chips and they also had onion rings on a very large platter, which I
ended up eating after she got about half way through. By the way, the fish and
chips were very good and the best lobster bisque ever. I must say, we had a
very enjoyable day on Martha's Vineyard.