It was a cool overcast day on Martha's Vineyard. The sun was struggling to come out, the temperature was flirting with the 50 degree mark and our kayak called out for a small adventure. We decided to go upisland to Chilmark and put the kayak in where Stonewall Pond meets Nashaquitsa (Quitsa) Pond near South Road.
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You can almost paddle from the Atlantic Ocean to Vineyard Sound by this waterway. Quitsa Pond is a calm unhurried paddle that leads to a narrow entrance to the much larger Menemsha Pond.
As you paddle through the passage way into Menemsha Pond the wind whips up and small whitecaps appear and the current takes a grip on your kayak. Swooping birds--gulls and ospreys--and an ocassional scallop boat passed us by in the larger body of water. We made our way across the pond to a sandy beach from which we could see the fishing village of Menemsha.
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We then turned around and with the wind at our back sliced through the water at a solid pace, the water sometimes washing up over the bow. We shot through the entrance to Quitsa Pond as the afternoon sun began to break through the clouds.
![Scallopers](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc388340133f5a522ff970b-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
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Read more at Trails.com: Menemsha - Nashaquitsa - Stonewall Ponds | Chilmark Massachusetts Sea Kayak Tours | Trails.com http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=XAC001-043#ixzz14Z15Xdkv