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Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) heatherh Reged: 06/21/03 Posts: 68 Loc: Doylestown, PA Nantucket--do we need a car?       #130194 - 04/20/08 04:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   I'm hoping someone can help me with this one... We are going to Nantucket this summer. It's our first time and we cannot get a handle on whether or not we should bring our car over on the ferry. The cost is $400. Once we are there, can we manage for a week without a car? We're renting a house so we'll need to grocery shop and we're not staying right in the main town. Advice? Suggestions? Post Extras:       Mike R Reged: 05/26/03 Posts: 15248 Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: heatherh]       #130195 - 04/20/08 04:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   you will certainly need a car......and do the car/ferry reservation sooner rather than later because they sell out quickly, especially on weekends.......I assume you are taking the Steamship Authority out of Hyannis?? Post Extras:       heatherh Reged: 06/21/03 Posts: 68 Loc: Doylestown, PA Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: Mike R]       #130196 - 04/20/08 04:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Ah, MikeR! I thought I'd get a response from you! Yes, we'd take the Steamship out of Hyannis. There are still reservations available that coincide with the house we want to rent. We're trying to rent from Monday to Monday to avoid the weekend crowds on the ferry. I just cannot imagine leaving the car in Hyannis and schlepping our bikes and luggage on the ferry. We have a five year old who is quite the traveler but not exactly able to lug a suitcase and her bike! All of the Nantucket website say "leave your car at home." But I've heard that if you are there for more than a few days you need a car and it's $125 a day to rent one. Post Extras:       Mike R Reged: 05/26/03 Posts: 15248 Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: heatherh]       #130197 - 04/20/08 05:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   yeah they definetly have a car problem on the island that time of year....they are trying more to discourage the day tripers from bringing their cars though...you wil need it for sure.......and do go to the Black Eyed Susan for breakfast...its a cant miss -------------------- Vote the Issue...not the Image Post Extras:       Mike R Reged: 05/26/03 Posts: 15248 Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: Mike R]       #130198 - 04/20/08 05:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   get to the boat early.yeah Monday is better than Saturday but in summer EVERY day on the Cape is insane.....and traffic going to the boat docks can e horrendous -------------------- Vote the Issue...not the Image Post Extras:       andynap Reged: 10/24/02 Posts: 11693 Loc: Philadelphia Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: heatherh]       #130215 - 04/21/08 05:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   We stayed in Sconset and absolutely needed a car but the Shuttle into town is very reliable Nantucket Transportation and there are bikes for rent- the bike trails are the best in the world and almost circle the island. $400- huh- wow- they have really gone up. BTW- the reason they tell you to leave your car home is that there is NO PARKING- and I mean no parking. The supermarket in town has maybe 20 spaces which are always filled and the diagonal parking in the rest of town is also filled. We were there there after Labor Day and parking was horrible. I can't imagine what it's like in the summer. Post Extras:       heatherh Reged: 06/21/03 Posts: 68 Loc: Doylestown, PA Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: andynap]       #130248 - 04/21/08 02:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Thanks, Andy. Yep, we've heard the crowds are bad, but I am a teacher so going in September will never be an option for me. So we'll go in high season and see what it's like. We are definitely leaning towards taking the car. Now the trick is getting the ferry schedule and house availability to jive! This must be what it's like to go to SBH in high season! Post Extras:       andynap Reged: 10/24/02 Posts: 11693 Loc: Philadelphia Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: heatherh]       #130252 - 04/21/08 04:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Well if it's too crowded you can always leave the car and take the shuttle. -------------------- Andy - St. Barts- where no day is ever the same and one day is not enough Post Extras:       Mike R Reged: 05/26/03 Posts: 15248 Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: andynap]       #130270 - 04/22/08 06:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   heather...I live in Provincetown in the summer which is as bad as Nantucket in terms of crowds and cars and parking in the summer....I park my car the day I get there in June and with little exception I don't use my car until its time to go back home in September....I walk or take my bike to get whatever I need or go where ever I need to go....but P Town is a little more compact than Nantucket so its easier to do..... just take the car.... also I don't know when you are going but there is a little lull Cape wide the week after the 4th of July...very similar to the lull which exists right after New Years Day in the tropics....also from mid August to Labor day it its still crazy, but not as crazy as mid July to mid August -------------------- Vote the Issue...not the Image Post Extras:       andynap Reged: 10/24/02 Posts: 11693 Loc: Philadelphia Re: Nantucket--do we need a car? [Re: Mike R]       #130274 - 04/22/08 06:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   I was talking about taking the car but leaving it at the rental and using the shuttle. -------------------- Andy - St. Barts- where no day is ever the same and one day is not enough Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

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