This is another adventure that has been stuck in the pipes, I was finally able to get it out for you all to see. At the end of May Sloane and I took a trip up to her home state of Rhode Island to visit with our family - and enjoy the first days of summer - New England style.
We took a ferry from Point Judith to Block Island for the day, where we were all blessed with the first sunburns of summer. We made sure to bring sunblock, just not to use it. The temps were in the 70's, but it was incredibly windy, so no one really thought much about it, since we weren't hot. We rented bikes for the morning and cruised around the tip of the island, bar hopping and sightseeing.
The point of Block island as seen from the rear of the ferry.
Just before we opened the bar at Champlin's on Block Island.
Dark and stormy for brunch.
If you've never been to Block Island, I highly recommend it. It is a super bike friendly place, and rentals are pretty affordable. Right across the street from the ferry are at least 4 places to rent bikes and motor scooters from. We stayed rather close to the main town, since we only rented bikes for half a day, but you could easily bike around the whole island in a day.
Sloane cruising down the road to Mohegan Bluffs.
The view from Mohegan Bluffs, worth the trek.
On top of Mohegan Bluffs
The South East lighthouse at Mohegan Bluffs
The road back to Shoreham, and the ferry. The water here was incredibly blue and clear.
Some artsy boat wake from the boat ride back to mainland.
After visiting the bluffs, we all met up at a restaurant across from the ferry to get a late lunch and have a few drinks. Thats when we all realized we forgot to apply sunblock. Lesson learned, even if its cold enough to wear a jacket, if the sun is shining, you still need to block those UV rays.
Looking southwest down the Providence River.
We went to a BBQ Sunday night, hosted by someone Sloane and her brother went to high school with. They had quite the spot, right on the river, and next to a beach. The house felt like it was built on the water, I guess thats because it just about was.
The back of the houses where the BBQ was.
The Barrington crew playing some corn hole
Fog rolling in from Narraganset Bay.
Brother and Sister
Whelans and McWhelans
The house at dusk.
The fog about to swallow the sunset
Corn hole, beer and a fire, right by the water - pretty perfect.
There were a lot of other highlights to this trip that just didn't get photographed. Graveyard hikes with Brendan, seeing our friends from the days when we lived in Charleston - Kris, Jana, their two kiddos and Adam and Rebecca. We had a great dinner out with them in Providence. We also got to see Brad and Meg's new home they purchased recently, Laurie's new house right by the water, and of course Brendan made us a killer dinner the night before we headed back to reality. More summer adventures coming soon.