Corvette Country: Vacation In Three Acts Martha’s Vineyard: the stage for a Corvette extravaganza (Photography by Charter Weeks) It doesn’t take three Corvettes to get to Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts. One car is sufficient to carry you from Woods Hole by ferry across Nantucket Sound and down the narrow, winding roads that […]
A selection of prose pieces ranging from literary prefaces to articles in consumer magazines on a potpourri of subjects, many of which grow out of my travels with my photographer husband, Charter Weeks
Time Travel
As we fasten our seat belts in preparation for landing in Boston, our pilot announces that we are approximately 125 miles from Logan and will be at the gate in about 25 minutes. That 125 miles represents the distance we had traversed in any 24 hour period as we crossed the Atlantic on an eight-day […]
Watching
We arrive at the dock to meet our Audubon guides an hour or so after dawn. We’re hauling coolers and backpacks crammed with extra layers, from fleece vests to windbreakers, which we begin to put on as the boat leaves the shelter of Rye Harbor and heads past the Isles of Shoals toward Jeffrey’s Ledge, […]
New England Farm Stay Vacations
New England Farm Stay Vacations Rural Retreats to the Family Farm “It always amazes me how many people are discovering, for the first time, where their food actually comes from.” Jackie Caserta, proprietor of The Inn at Valley Farms, echoes the sentiments of the growing number of innkeepers and farmers throughout New England. We are […]
