A Day in Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island was on my summer to-do list, but I didn’t make it there until the very last weekend of official summer. I know I was in Newport years ago, but I don’t remember much about it so it felt like visiting for the first time. With blue skies and temperatures around 70 degrees, the day couldn’t have been more picture-perfect for exploring the Gilded Age mansions and rocky coastline of this small New England city.

The Breakers
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A Day Trip to Block Island

I’ve been saying for the last several years that I’m going to take a summer day trip to Block Island and this is the year I finally made it happen. I have been to Block Island once before, when I was quite young, but I don’t really have any memories of it so this felt like my very first visit to the island. Block Island is situated about 12 miles off the coast of Rhode Island and is about 7 miles long and 3 miles wide.

Block Island
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