Newport, RI

Lobster Newburg, lobster bisque, boiled lobster, lobster roll, clam chowdah, stuffed quahog, mussels, scallops, crabcakes, fish and chips, fried clams, more mussels. I think it is time to head south and away from the coast! Leon wonders after my shopping spree where he will sit!


Newport, Rhode Island .. stop one for the day .. stacked rock walls lined the road among the farms and vineyards on Wapping Road as we drove alongside the Sakonnet River.

We blocked traffic, like tourists do, as I took photos of the many gates in Newport, behind which stood the mansions on Bellevue Avenue.



We took a nice hour stroll along the Cliff Walk on the oceanside of the properties for which Newport is noted. We even found two geocaches along the trail.


This looked like a good spot for a rest so soon after breakfast at The Creamery.


Across Naragansett Bay we went into Connecticut, slowed only by a shopping frenzy at a TJ Maxx. Wash clothes or shop .. I choose to shop!

Stonington, CT was controlled by the Pequot Indians until 1637 when an attack on their fort in nearby Mystic opened the area for settlement. The Pequot Indians claim to have the largest casino in the world, Foxwoods, sitting on their land. I may not gamble much but I sure enjoyed myself in the MAC store at MGM. And yes, they have RV parking but we preferred to park with the cars as we are small!