Onset, MA

We took a nice long walk through Edgartown on Monday, July 22. We wanted to find a place where Archie could run and we passed a large cemetery that proved to be the perfect place for Archie to search for bunnies and squirrels. This was a very old cemetery and Jonny found several gravestones with the name of one of the MTOA port captains who lives in Maine. It turned out to be his family!

We loved walking through Edgartown one last time and decided that this is definitely our favorite town on either Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket. 

We dropped our mooring by 10:40 for a pretty smooth cruise to Onset, MA. The only incident occurred as we were eating lunch on the flybridge when a rogue wave hit us and one of our little bowls smashed to smithereens. 

We arrived in Onset’s protected harbor by 3:00 The last time we were here was two years ago when we visited Sharon, one of our friends from college, who we hadn’t seen in fifty years. She wasn’t well when we saw her and sadly, she passed away a couple of months later.  

After a short rest we took Archie into town and realized what a good place this is for boaters. Onset is actually a village within the town of Wareham. Within walking distance, there is a good sized beach, a decent little grocery store, a hardware store, and at least three restaurants.  This time we walked to the market to pick up a few groceries.

Jonny decided he wanted a beer and some stuffies (stuffed clams) so we stopped at a waterside restaurant called Quahog Republic and sat on the deck. We ended up in a very engaging discussion with the friendly couple sitting at the next table. He had worked as a line foreman all over the country, including Florida, repairing lines impacted by storms.

Upon our return to Zendo I made a dish of chicken and cabbage in my Insta-Pot which turned out to be delicious. 

This visit caused me to appreciate this stop more than I had previously given all the advantages listed above as well as the ability to grab a mooring or find a good anchorage.  Next stop - Provincetown!