O Lordy!

Up early and off to the fast ferry for the trip over to Nantucket! We went out on the back deck to start with.. thinking it might be nice.. but no it was cold, salty and wicked windy. My hair got a little blown and funny looking so we went inside and enjoyed the ride.
We arrived.. we got coffee and I nearly died as I saw all the cobblestone.. I nearly fell over a few times by losing my footing on all the cobble.. being awesome I managed to stay up. We found a bench.. enjoyed our coffee and then off we went to rent bikes!Off we went.. biking biking biking.. all goood! I don't even remember the last time I was actually on a bike.. that wasn't an exercise bike that is... which when you think of that you think that things can only end badly lol We set off to find the beach.. Emma and Hanna even managed to do a little gasbagging while biking!
We found the beach.. went and had a little break, ate a little snackers (this word wasn't made up by Hanna until the ride home but it totally fits here), took a few photos, the girls dipped their toes in the water.. I ran from the water. Soon enough it was time to start the next ride back to town taking a different route.. which was not a fun route will all the ups and some downs and mainly biking against the wind! Damn you wind! Damn you! We took a few breaks.. coz it was hard work! My word of the day was... o lordy! Or should that be words of the day? Perhaps saying of the day? Actually yeah I thinking saying of the day it is!

So remember how just a few lines up I said that things can only end badly (I had actually twinged my back a little earlier too which didn't help matters).. and I also said throughout the trip that no doubt I am going to fall off the bike.. well.. it... happened.

There I was biking along.. when I saw the hill and thought.. o gawd! Went to change gears and went the wrong way.. which made me lose all the umpf that I had! The next thing I know my wheel turns hard.. the bike starts to tilt over to the side.. I stick my foot down.. I'm on a slant.. the bike is on the path.. I struggle slightly.. I hop.. I can't get balanced and think well I don't wanna go down tangled in the bike coz that is gonna do more damage so I throw myself away from the bike and into the bush I go.. it was at that point that I realise it is not just a bush but the start of the small cliff onto the road below.. I feel something painful go into my back.. along with things scratching at my legs.. I manage to balance myself awkwardly.. so that I don't keep going backwards and actually go down the drop onto the road.. Emma moves the bike out of the way and finally comes to help me up. As an after thought I was kicking myself that I didn't get her to take a pic of me in the bush! Apparently I had the biggest grin on my face.. I wouldn't know as I couldn't see it! lol So anyways.. I'm up.. I ask Emma to check my back, and she discovers a hole in my shirt.. and doesn't stop going on about it.. seriously like it was the most pressing thing! I stick my hand up the back of my shirt.. coz I could feel something wasn't quite right with my back and all Emma could care about was the freaken hole in the shirt. Sure enough there was a nice piece of twig there.. luckily it had only scraped along my back and my bra was holding it in place rather than my flesh. We got going again.. and all was well. I do think I should get a bike tho! Or maybe that is too dangerous? It was LOADS of fun!

We made it back to town.. stopped to have some refreshments, giggles (the one beer giggle session #2) and some foodage.. lobster roll for Hanna and I, Burger for Emma. Emma's refreshment was called a wet willie.. I don't quite know why.. but it was rather candy like.
Off we went again on the bikes.. out to check out the lighthouse before heading back to drop them back to the bikeshop, ice cream was then had.. coz it was right next to the bikeshop.. then we headed off to find some more refreshments.. we ended up in this place that was full of drunk snobs.. they are MUCH worse than just snobs! But we had one beer giggle session #3! Which carried over until we were on the fast ferry heading home.. and that is also how Hanna came up with the word snackers.. coz she was still in giggle mode.. looking like a nanna.. with her beach towel draped over her and hoody on to keep the cold out! Altho the transformation from nanna to tough girl was pretty impressive! As you can see giggle session was still happening.

The car ride back home.. was silent and Emma was catching flies in the front seat.. maybe she should have been in the back that time.. seeing as I was awake and Hanna had to be awake coz she was driving lol
It was good to be home.. with our sore bike bums!