President Obama and the First Family arrived on Martha’s Vineyard Sunday afternoon for the storm-delayed start of their week-long vacation.

The First Family left Washington several hours late, waiting for storms to pass, then flew to a Cape Cod airport. Then they flew Marine One on to the exclusive Massachusetts island retreat where the Clintons often vacationed while in the White House.

On friendly, Democratic turf, Obama’s motorcade to his rented estate in Chilmark passed dozens of people who waved, took pictures, and waved signs. “Aloha Obama Family,” said one. “Hope, Obama,” said another.

En route, sandal-wearing White House spokesman Bill Burton urged the press to chill out and give the First Family some privacy.

"He wants you to relax," Burton said aboard Air Force One. “Have a good time, take some walks on the beaches. Nobody's looking to make any news."

Burton said Obama asked that the news media respect the privacy of the president’s daughters.

He also dismissed reports that Obama might visit with ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who lives at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport nearby. Burton said there were no plans for a visit, despite the two men’s friendship and shared hopes for a major health care overhaul.

While Obama is likely to play golf on the island, Burton brushed aside talk of a possible round with Tiger Woods. “A bad rumor,” said Burton.

In a quick signal of the relaxed vacation mindset aboard Air Force One – beyond Burton’s footwear – First Dog Bo wandered back into the press cabin before Malia Obama came to retrieve him.

Also on board: the president's sister and her family, and senior adviser and close family friend Valerie Jarrett.