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I got to pay a visit to Mayberry, a place I have wanted to see for sometime. Mount Airy North Carolina or Mayberry as I and thousands of other people think of it is a great place to visit. Mount Airy is a short distance off of US 74 and was well worth my time. Like me lots of you grew up watching the Andy Griffith show. Mount Airy was Andy’s hometown and was what Mayberry was modeled after.

As I looked down Main Street I saw several names on the building which brought back memories of the show.

I remembered Andy mentioned Snappy Lunch in one of the early episodes.

All of us remember Floyd’s Barber Shop. I don’t know the facts but I would guess that for film time Floyd’s would be third to Andy’s home and the court house.

As I walked down the street I was happy to see Andy’s police car siting there.

I had to get a closer look at the car. The car I found is one of two in Mount Airy which give tours of the town.

We decided to get something to eat. Snappy’s was closed so we went to Walker’s Dinner. I did not get to try Snappy Lunch so I can’t say how it would have been but I don’t think you could be disappointed in Walker’s.

We had hamburgers and fries which were great. The collection of photos from the show and the actors were all around the dinner and was fun to look at. I would say the best thing at Walker’s was the people. Both the employees and the customers were friendly. We talked to both groups as they included us in their conversations. It was a true Mayberry moment. I bought a tee shirt which summed up our visit to Mayberry. It says “Mayberry America’s Hometown”.

Before leaving New England I decided to take a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard. I drove to 1 Cowdry Road, Woods Hole MA to get to the Steamship Authority. The Steamship Authority runs the ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard. They offer two types of service, one will take you and your car the other is passengers only and is much faster. I chose the high speed ferry which got us there in about a hour.

The ride to Martha’s Vineyard is windy and you can feel the roll of the waves. We enjoyed the ride but if you have problems with motion sickness you may wish to take something.

I arrived at Martha’s Vineyard in about a hour.

The town we arrived at was Vineyard Haven. We enjoyed walking around looking at the different shops.

They have great bus service on the island and for a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard it is all you would need. We took a bus from Vineyard Haven to Edgartown. I enjoyed having someone else driving so that I could enjoy the views.

We loved the shops in Edgartown. They are small and friendly with lots of different items to look at.

I found a great place to eat called the Seafood Shanty.

When I think of a Shanty, this is not what comes to my mind. The restaurant offers dinning inside or out with nice views from the upper deck area. The food was great and the service of wonderful.

I had the fisherman’s platter which you can see in the picture above was heaped high on my plate. My Mother had the Fish and Chips and my wife had the lobster. All three meals were great.

After the meal I was not surprised that we shopped some more.

shoping at Martha's Vineyard — More shops

As the sun began to set we left Martha’s Vineyard on the high speed ferry.

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