Beach combing turned up many treasures including this horseshoe crab shell.

 
We biked out to the Nantucket Field Station for the University of Massachusetts which includes a fresh water lake, ocean beach, and salt water marsh.

 
Jeanine is always her most beautiful when she is relaxed. It only took a few hours before we had all forgotten the worries of the mainland.

 
Credit for the lighting idea goes to Nicolai but Kyle once again captures a great photograph. This is probably my favorite from the whole vacation.

 
Day two starts with homework. Kyle is taking a class in photography and his assignment this week is portraits. Here he makes use of morning window light to capture a portrait of his father.

 
Jeanine and I share a room on the second floor while the children have a suite on the ground floor. This split arrangement afforded us more privacy than we are accustomed to on vacation and we took full advantage of the situation.

 
We arrive on Nantucket at about 5PM and make our way on foot to the Centerboard Guest House, a quaint bed & breakfast we will call home for the next four days. We have three bicycles with us and will rent a double moped for mobility on the island.

 
After a four year hiatus, the boys rediscovered their passion for chess and played almost nonstop during idle time. I would say they played at least 100 matches over the course of the four day get away. The two hour and fifteen minute ocean crossing passed quickly.

 
Today we travelled by ferry to Nantucket for a family vacation. The kids are out of school this week for spring break.

 
Nico and Chris after the game. All in all it was a most enjoyable afternoon on a perfect spring day with an inspirational host. Chris, by the way is single. Allison are you paying attention?

 
Nico captures an image of Manny during his only at bat. He was ejected for unsportsmanlike comments to the umpire. I have never heard so many people booing so loudly.

 
A close up of the ring for the Red Sox fans out there. No ring for me, but I did score a goal this morning in our game against Harvard where we had to settle for a 1-1 tie.

 
On the way in, Nicolai got to wear an actual World Series ring. Between the luxury box, complementary food, ring, and come from behind win, I am not sure how we will ever match this baseball experience.

 
Today Nico and I viewed the Red Sox game against the Rangers from the NESN (New England Sports Network) luxury box courtesy of Chris Waddell. Chris, a five time Paralympian gold medalist will attempt to be the first paraplegic to summit Kilimanjaro. He will use a custom designed, lay flat, hand-cranked wheelchair for his attempt. Please visit his website to learn about this courageous mission. I shared what we learned from our Kilimajaro adventure and he enlightened me about baseball and the game we were watching. The Sox went down 5-0 before rallying late in the game with 6 unanswered runs to win the game. Nico did a little long lens photography from the front row of the balcony.