Five Dollars and A Clean Shirt

Eons ago, when I first began travelling to Nantucket, the saying about "Day Trippers" was that they brought five dollars and a clean shirt and changed neither. A Day Tripper is, of course, someone who just visits the island for a day and doesn't spend the night. We were actually going to spend the night until I figured out that for four people in the beds we would require would be $400.00, and for that it seemed like we could make the 1 1/2 hour drive back to the Boston area.

Dunkin Donuts: $10.00
Ferry tickets: $105.00
Ferry Parking 12.00
Lunch: $127.00
Let me tell you about lunch. We like to eat at the Ropewalk because it is on the water, and there is a price you pay. We had 1 Bloody Mary, 2 beers, 2 fish and chips, 1 scallop lunch, 1 chowder, one order of frieds and one Caesar Salad. $107.00 plus tip. Yikes!
Beach bus: 6 dollars round trip
Souvenir Hat: 15.00
Lemonade at beach: $9.00
Alcoholic Beverages: 25.00
Ice cream cone, newspaper and coffee: $7.26
Yucko hideous Mexican cheapo food: $20.00

Folks, this looks to me like the better park of $350.00

We returned on the 9:00 p.m. ferry which had a really weird bunch of people who looked like they belonged on the wanted posters at the P.O. I won't say anymore.

The cheapest shack on Nantucket is now over one million, but you can get a one bedroom condo for about half that. Better get busy on those best sellers.

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