A black crowned night heron at Mount Hope Farm not far from an excellent marsh.
Le Central, a French style cafe in Bristol. We brought the average age down. Good oyster and salmon ceviche. A nice endive, beet and Roquefort salad and Moroccan chicken.
One of the attractions to the East Coast are the thunderstorms. Just had a noisy one. QB intended to go for a swim but when we saw the lightening changed over to a walk.
Got quite drenched.
Finished off with a leafy green dinner – with Portuguese chorizo.
Big thunderstorm at night.
…… We walk so you don’t have to
First, a stop at a cafe in Bristol. Oddly almost all women. Good food but far too noisy. 78-80 db according to watch
Colt State Park. Large, family oriented, paved walking and bike paths. No rocks or roots. Bay to Bay; Narragansett Bay to Bristol.
First thing we see is a vulture devouring some prey.
Next, we see ospreys and an osprey nest with a little one inside. Hard to get a good shot.
Colt State park given to the state by a farm owner who raised champion cows.
Lots of water
Question for the research staff: there are wonderful rock walls all over RI. Lots of labor to put them together. Where did all the rocks come from? From the cleared fields? Other?
Fab lobster bake at Marcia’s home. Marcia is a cooking powerhouse. Feed six, sure, more show up, easy, still plenty. And so good.
KB a bit piggy. Gobbled two, yes two Lobstah, one and a half pounders! Oink!
Three large steaming pots greeted us. Red potatoes, corn, wine, salad, watermelon. Perfect table setting, as well.
Walk in Norman Bird Sanctuary followed by strawberry picking at Quonset Farms.
It did not start out this way. QB wanted to swim and I wanted a walk so I took off along the rail tracks to see where they went when heading north (yes I could have used maps but…)
From the tracks near the Newport Beach club I saw a sign.
Naturally had to see where it went. It went quite well. Headed along the coast with beach access for several. First along a sandy patch and then to the coast.
Below one using the beach. Were a few in the water but did not take their pictures. Mostly teens.
Slightly challenging roots and rocks and mud walk in Tiverton. Fort Barton was the staging for the battle of Rhode Island, an unsuccessful battle from the Colony.
Did not bother with the root, rocks or mud. Long history of those
Finished off the walk with a visit to Coastal Roasters.
Almost Memorial Day.
Started booking flights for our pilgram trip to Spain. Found an outstanding bargin! Mint class Jet Blue all the way to Grenada: $610 for all flights. Naturally booked.
Then, when I told M&G about the great bargain they started laughing. Granada or Grenada? OOps….This will be an EFG on me forever and forever. Naturally had to cancel the res and start looking for different routing.
We have been waiting for a time to have lobster. Only a few good choices near here and either the weather too cold/windy or places closed on multiple days. Today is the day!
Visited the Newport Lobster Shack on the docks in Newport downtown.
Finished off at Newport Creamery to “gild the lily” with ice cream. A perfect finish to perfect lobsters.
A roots a rocks walk, an outstanding one, in and area named after Weetomoo, a female leader of one of the main combatants in King Phillips war (17th century New England).
Many intersecting trails. Many roots and rocks.
Trail shots
Afterwards coffee at Coastal Roasters as Groundswell was closed. Good place, we will return
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