Vacation anticipation: I have it BAD. I’m headed East tomorrow for Nantucket and I’ve compiled my ultimate (and a tad aggressive) to-do list:

DO

• Rent Paddle Boards at Children’s Beach
• Yoga at The Yoga Room or at Jetties Beach
• Happy hour at Cisco Brewery
• Grocery shopping at Barlett’s Farm
• Rent Bikes from Young’s Bicycle Shop
• Turtle hunting (remember this special post?)
• Massage or Ocean Mist Facial at the White Elephant
• Live Music at The Chicken Box

EAT

• Donuts from Downyflake
• Brunch at Black Eyed Susan’s
• Blue Bellies Lobster Roll
• Sandwiches for the beach from Something Natural
• Lunch at The Summer House Beachside Bistro
• Margs & Tacos at Millies
• Cocktails & Oysters at CRU
• Dinner at Galley Beach
• Dinner at Sushi by Yoshi
• Dinner at Lola41
• Dinner at the Straight Wharf 
• Ice Cream from The Juice Bar
• A post dinner visit to Aunt Leah’s Fudge (try the chocolate covered cranberries)

SHOP

• Follain
• Indian Summer Surf Shop
• Murray’s Toggery Shop
• Nantucket Bookworks
• Parchment Nantucket
• Gypsy
• Eye of the Needle
• Erica Wilson 

BEACH

• Nobadeer Beach (for the airplane enthusiasts- DAD!- in your life)
• Ladies Beach
• Steps Beach
• Cisco Beach (for the big waves)

* See my guide to Nantucket beaches here.