Nico and I shared this moped so we could keep up with Jeanine, Kyle and Maya on their bicycles. When we arrived at Surfside Beach I let Kyle take the moped out for a spin in the vacant parking area. The size of the smile on his face does not bode well for his future with motorized vehicles. That said he demonstrated excellent control and looked like a pro tooling about the lot.
My interpretation of Kyle’s setup.
Today begins with another portrait session. This time Kyle has selected his paired siblings as a subject. He is shooting black and white film while I shadow him with my digital camera.
Many of our friends have summer homes on Nantucket. This evening we are invited to dinner with the Himinez family who we bumped into on the ferry ride over. They have four girls and Maya was in her element with so many little friends.
Kyle plays around with his shadow on the beach. Click on the photo to see what he is holding.
We encounter a pair of osprey and possibly a chick in the nest. I make a mental note to return with a longer lens for a closer shot.
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.