This past weekend Zan and I went out to the Elizabeth Islands, off of Cape Cod. I’d never even heard of these islands before this summer and neither had Zan. When we were in CC my mom asked Zan what they were and when he realized he didn’t know he looked them up to find out. After doing some research we decided to take a trip out to the last island, called Cuttyhunk. It’s very small and only has about 50 or so year-round residents. More people inhabit the island in the summers, mostly in July and August. Since it’s the end of September the island was VERY quiet, but also very relaxing. It’s one of the most serene places I’ve ever been. There is one market (open 10-12 and 3-5 daily), one souvenir shop, and one place to eat. That’s it. Oh, and there are no cars… everyone drives around in golf carts. It’s so awesome. We had a great time walking around the island (found a little one room school house!), exploring the beach front and enjoying the ocean view from our little cabin at Pete’s Place. We ate at Bart’s Cart for lunch both days and bought lobsters for dinner on Saturday night. YAY! It was a great weekend trip, the perfect way to end summer, and so easy to visit from Boston!
Cuttyhunk Ferry Company
Walking along the shore…
Sunset from our deck. Amazing weather!
It was super crowded too, which to me is always a good sign. We had to wait about 45 minutes for our table but were able to get 4 seats at the bar and have some fun cocktails. I got a delicious La Granada (Christiania vodka, pomegranate, housemade
grenadine, splash rosé cava)… it was excellent. Yummy, yummy. The dinner was tapas so we got to try out tons of delicious little mini plates. Everything was great- definitely Top Chef quality! We got a bunch of different plates between the 4 of us but I think my favorites were the Atun Crudo (Yellowfin tuna with citrus and soy), the Patatas Bravas (Fried potatoes with alioli and spicy tomato sauce), and the Hamburguesas de Kobe (Mini burgers with smoked tomato, alioli and pickled red onion)– DEVINE! Finished off the night with some fried dough sticks with smoked chocolate on the side, topped with a birthday candle of course. It was an interesting dessert! I will be going back to this restaurant for sure. It gets 5 stars in my book!
