President Obama did not let briefings on Libya ruin his vacation at Martha's Vineyard this weekend. In between briefings, Obama packed in golf, time at the beach, a stop at a seafood restaurant, and a visit to a wealthy friend's seaside compound.
The Obama family is spending ten days at the Blue Heron Farm, an expansive $20 million estate in the Chilmark section of Martha's Vineyard.
The property contains a five-bedroom main house, a Cape Cod guest house, a gym, a swimming pool, a golf practice tee, a stretch of beach, and a half-court basketball court -- a big seller for Obama, a huge fan.
It seems when he's not enjoying the surroundings, Obama will be doing a great deal of reading. He visited the Bunch of Grapes bookstore over the weekend, purchasing The Bayou Trilogy by Daniel Woodrell, a series of crime stories, and Roudin's Debutante by Ward Just, a novel set in Obama's hometown of Chicago.
Have a look at the Obamas on vacation below:
U.S. President Barack Obama places his order as he visits Nancy's seafood restaurant in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 21, 2011.REUTERSVisitors to Oak Bluffs react to the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama as he visited Nancy's seafood restaurant in Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 21, 2011.REUTERSU.S. President Barack Obama walks out of the Bunch O Grapes bookstore with his daughters Malia (R) and Sasha (C) in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 19, 2011.REUTERSU.S. President Barack Obama greets well wishers after shopping with his daughters in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 19, 2011.REUTERSU.S. President Barack Obama walks out of the Bunch O Grapes bookstore after shopping with his daughters in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 19, 2011.REUTERSU.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama depart their vacation home in Chilmark to go to the beach on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 21, 2011.REUTERSU.S. President Barack Obama's motorcade departs his vacation home to visit a residence at Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts August 20, 2011.REUTERS