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[ree-Xi]

Martha's Vineyard is in MA, you'd have to drive through CT, the tip of RI, then down to Cape Cod, MA to get the ferry to MV. The ferry will be subject to the weather and the water can be very choppy at that time of year. It will be very chilly and windy in MV, and only the locals will be there and a lot of stores are only open seasonally.

However, if you don't mind it being in the 50s during the day and 30s at night, it is lovely (I'm a native New Englander so I love the beach at any time of year!).

If you are looking at the steamship from NYC, I don't think it runs in late October, but double check.

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Martha's Vineyard is in MA, you'd have to drive through CT, the tip of RI, then down to Cape Cod, MA to get the ferry to MV. The ferry will be subject to the weather and the water can be very choppy at that time of year. It will be very chilly and windy in MV, and only the locals will be there and a lot of stores are only open seasonally.

However, if you don't mind it being in the 50s during the day and 30s at night, it is lovely (I'm a native New Englander so I love the beach at any time of year!).

If you are looking at the steamship from NYC, I don't think it runs in late October, but double check.

There's definitely one out of RI because I've taken it, but I agree that in October it'll be too cold to truly enjoy MV or any of the small, tourist islands at their fullest. Also, if the weather's not good and you get at all seasick (like I do) you could end up puking on a 5-year-old on the ferry by accident (like I did). Don't do that

My dad is native to Brooklyn so I've been there a few times-if you do go to Brooklyn then Cuccio's Bakery has delicious cookies and L & B Spumoni Gardens has delicious pizza. If you do feel strangely compelled to drive the 3+ hours out to Rhode Island, for some reason, I can recommend lots of fun things to do there too.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by clemsongirl

There's definitely one out of RI because I've taken it, but I agree that in October it'll be too cold to truly enjoy MV or any of the small, tourist islands at their fullest. Also, if the weather's not good and you get at all seasick (like I do) you could end up puking on a 5-year-old on the ferry by accident (like I did). Don't do that

My dad is native to Brooklyn so I've been there a few times-if you do go to Brooklyn then Cuccio's Bakery has delicious cookies and L & B Spumoni Gardens has delicious pizza. If you do feel strangely compelled to drive the 3+ hours out to Rhode Island, for some reason, I can recommend lots of fun things to do there too.

My dad is native to Brooklyn too! Bensonhurst and Carroll Gardens/South Brooklyn. We loved going to Spumoni Gardens!

If you can make it to Prospect Park, Cataldo's on Vanderbilt and Dean has the best pizza. They were on an episode of A Stand Up Mother on WE, and they also have an amazing niece in Detroit who is a Phi Mu

[ASTalumna06]

Wow, I totally missed the Martha's Vineyard thing. Don't waste your time going there on this trip. There is a ferry/boat that leaves out of New York, but it's a long ride. It won't be worth it. Wait until you take a trip to New England (in the spring/summer) to do that