Obama heads to Martha's Vineyard for summer vacation with wife, daughters, dogs

US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their teenage daughters Malia and Sasha left the White House on Saturday August 6 for a two-week family vacation to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

The Obamas were joined by their Portuguese water dogs Sunny and Bo as they boarded the Air Force One, the presidential plane at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland for their annual summer vacation.

Martha's Vineyard is the first family's usual summer getaway spot.