Monday, July 3, 2017
Lunch. More Oysters and Lobster.
I've literally had 4 lobster rolls and a lobster since we got here. And oysters 3 times.
Mansions of Newport
So in Newport there are all these crazy huge mansions, and we visited The Breakers - home of the Vanderbuilts. WOW. It was like Glensheen, the James J. Hill House, and castles in Europe from the 1800s all rolled into one. I mean nutty opulence. But super cool. Choice pics below...
Newport at Night
We headed back to Newport last night after a nap, and had dinner with C&J.
Yes. Another lobster salad sandwich. Shut up. They are amazing.
We then walked down to the harbor - MAN, people have a lot of money. The boats (ships???) there were HUGE. There were a ton of sailboat/cruising boats coming back in around 10pm - they had been out watching the fireworks. It was crazy how they just cruised in, some backward, some forward, and nestled into the dock.
We are headed back to Newport to do the mansions today, then headed back to Coventry for, you guessed it, more lobster!
Yes. Another lobster salad sandwich. Shut up. They are amazing.
We then walked down to the harbor - MAN, people have a lot of money. The boats (ships???) there were HUGE. There were a ton of sailboat/cruising boats coming back in around 10pm - they had been out watching the fireworks. It was crazy how they just cruised in, some backward, some forward, and nestled into the dock.
We are headed back to Newport to do the mansions today, then headed back to Coventry for, you guessed it, more lobster!
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Mystic, CT
Did a little road trip to Mystic, CT. We can now cross Connecticut off of our state list!!
Did the little Mystic Seaboard - old-timey houses, etc. LOTS of boat-related things...building boats, boat paraphernalia, boats.
It was hot as balls. HOT. AS. BALLS. But if we were on the water it would have been perfect.
Did the little Mystic Seaboard - old-timey houses, etc. LOTS of boat-related things...building boats, boat paraphernalia, boats.
It was hot as balls. HOT. AS. BALLS. But if we were on the water it would have been perfect.
Sunday: Mystic and Newport!
Heading to Mystic (you know the movie Mystic Pizza?) today, and then to Newport!
Looking forward to hanging out with C&J, and seeing the sites.
More to come...in between, watch Mystic Pizza. It's a terrible movie, but I think it was Julie Roberts' first. And she is terrible in it.
Looking forward to hanging out with C&J, and seeing the sites.
More to come...in between, watch Mystic Pizza. It's a terrible movie, but I think it was Julie Roberts' first. And she is terrible in it.
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Party at the Messiers!
We came to Rhode Island because the lovely N&M invited us to a summer picnic. They are really the most kind and wonderful people. We met so many of their friends and relatives today, not hard to see that they have tons of people in their corner.
So fun to see C&J there too - it's funny, they live a mile and a half from us, and we had to come to J's parents in Rhode Island to see them! Ha!
So fun to see C&J there too - it's funny, they live a mile and a half from us, and we had to come to J's parents in Rhode Island to see them! Ha!
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