Hunter Biden shops for slippers and president’s grandkids go out for family coffee in windy Nantucket as Joe stays inside at friend’s $34 million home on first day of Thanksgiving holiday

Hunter Biden, Ashely Biden and several of Joe and Jill Biden’s grandchildren shopped and dined in downtown Nantucket the night before Thanksgiving.

As President Biden spoke to several Middle Eastern leaders Wednesday about his hostage release plan and was briefed on the vehicle explosion at Rainbow Bridge, his children and grandchildren braved the windy, rainy weather for coffee, smoothies and gifts.

Biden’s children and grandchildren have joined the president and first lady at the $34 million, 13-acre estate owned by David Rubenstein on the island off the coast of Massachusetts.

Several members of the clan fought their way through the wind – with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour – to walk through the cobbled streets of the city center, as seen in exclusive photos taken by DailyMail.com.

Hunter even posed for a photo with a group of teens who asked and was spotted purchasing a pair of slippers at CraftMasters of Nantucket. It was unclear whether they were for him or a gift for his father; the president has shopped at CraftMasters during previous trips to Nantucket. On Wednesday, the Biden family was scheduled to celebrate President Biden’s 81st birthday, complete with coconut cake.

Hunter also enjoyed smoothies with Maisy, his daughter from his first marriage, and Little Hunt, the son of the late Beau Biden.

Meanwhile, Naomi Biden, along with her cousin Natalie and husband Peter Neal, kicked off their Thanksgiving holiday with a workout and a cup of coffee.

The trio were spotted walking out of the Hub Coffee shop, wearing gym clothes and sweaty.

The shop offers New York-style bagels and smoothies, along with a variety of coffee options.

And Ashley Biden, the president’s daughter, took a selfie with her niece Natalie and Peter Neal.

The clan arrived Tuesday evening and will stay on the island off the coast of Massachusetts until Sunday.

On Thursday, they will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at the 13,000-square-foot home where they are staying – with its tennis court, pool, hot tub and private dock. The president and first lady also call military families to thank them for their service.

The meal is usually served at the Faregrounds Restaurant, where autographed photos of Biden adorn the walls.

On Fridays the family usually goes into town for lunch, shopping and lighting the Christmas tree.

President Biden usually goes to church on Saturdays. They return to Washington, DC on Sunday

It’s unclear if the first family’s dog, Commander, will join them. He was there last year.

Jill and Ashley Biden were seen walking with him on their complex’s private beach on Thanksgiving Day.

But the dog was removed from the White House after biting Secret Service members.

The Bidens have been going to Nantucket for 48 years, dating back to when Biden was a U.S. senator.

In his 2017 memoir “Promise me Dad,” Biden wrote that Thanksgiving in 1975 was the first holiday he and his now-wife Jill spent together, taking his young sons Beau and Hunter to Nantucket for some bonding time .

Since then, they have rarely missed a vacation on Nantucket.

The island became a place with many memories for the family. Beau proposed to his future wife Hallie during the city’s Christmas tree lighting in 2001 and married her at a downtown church.

During his vice presidential term, Biden and his grandchildren participated in the island’s Thanksgiving morning Cold Turkey Plunge, in which islanders and visitors gather at Children’s Beach and jump into the water to raise money for Nantucket Atheneum’s Weezie Library for Children.

One of the few Thanksgivings the Bidens missed in Nantucket was in 2015, which occurred about six months after Beau Biden’s death.

The family went to Rome instead. They also skipped the trip in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We had some great years during that time, and some bad years too, but no matter what happened, whatever bumps and bruises we suffered, we put it all aside and celebrated Thanksgiving on Nantucket,” the president wrote in his memoirs.

“The holiday trip was a constant in our grandchildren’s lives from the moment they knew it, and they made it clear how much it meant to them.”

While on the island, the Bidens are staying at Rubenstein’s $34 million, 13-acre property on Nantucket Harbor.

Biden previously stayed with Rubenstein on Nantucket, including in 2014 when he was vice president.

Exclusive photos from DailyMail.com show a sprawling property on the island’s secluded inland harbor with stunning water views as the sun sets in the background.

Rubenstein bought the waterfront property in 2000 for his now ex-wife Alice and their three children. He demolished the existing house and built a 13,000-square-foot home with a tennis court, pool, hot tub and private dock.

Zillow estimates it would cost $30,000 per month to rent.

The home is located on historic Abrams Point off Polpis Road – named after one of the last remaining Native Americans of the Wampanoag people, Abram Quary.