Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Visitors to Newport - May

Aunt Kelly and Uncle Captain Mike left for the Keys as their charter season began in a couple of days.  They spend their summers hosting Explorer Scouts on their boats for week long dive trips from the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base in Islamorda, FL.

The rest of us took a day trip to Block Island off the Rhode Island coast.  Block Island is 13 miles offshore, almost completely unspoiled and home to about 1,100 permanent residents.  We took a private tour for an hour or so and walked around town.  A pretty neat place.


Boys enjoying some mid-afternoon ice cream.

300 ft cliffs on the east side of the island and the Block Island lighthouse.

Catching the ferry back to the mainland.

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