Massachusetts ? The first family settled in Sunday for their vacation on Martha’s Vineyard not long after Hurricane Bill scampered away, leaving behind big waves and heavy rip currents for the Obamas.

A tropical storm warning was lifted just hours before President Barack Obama began his first vacation since taking office. The hurricane forced him to delay his departure from Andrews Air Force Base by a few hours.

After arriving in Cape Cod, the Obamas then flew by helicopter from the Coast Guard station at Otis Air Base to Martha’s Vineyard, and took a motorcade from the airport to their vacation home. Along the route, several people held signs, including ones that said, “Aloha Obama Family” and “Hope, Obama.”