Narragansett Bay cruise

This evening we took a sunset cruise on Narragansett Bay on the Martha's Vineyard ferry. As you can see there was zero sunset, all clouds. Doesn't my Judy look nice & warm? That's not our campground but one on an island we saw from the boat. Prior to the cruise we stopped for a nice dinner at a cozy restaurant in Wickford. These "quaint" cities are not accommodating to one ton dually trucks.

Here's 4 (or what's left of 1) of the 10 lighthouses we saw on the sunset cruise.

Hope Valley, Rhode Island

This was at 6pm & you can see the 3 of us lines up at the right.

Yesterday we all made the 25 mile move into Rhode Island after going out for breakfast. The afternoon was R&R after Judy did some laundry. Today Judy did some grocery shopping then we all sat around for happy hour until a nice storm blew in.

A short cruise on the Argia

We started the day with a seafood lunch at a joint called Abbotts. We later passed it while on the schooner ride so I had the opportunity to get a picture from the water. The food was so so. My opinion was even lower. Give me Alabama shrimp any day!

Now this is a motley looking crew if ever I saw one! Is that rum in that thar mug matey?

Here's some pictures of the scenery along the Mystic River we saw during a 3 hour ride on the schooner Ariga. We all enjoyed the ride, especially when the diesel engines were shut off & we were under sail.

Winos on the Sound

This was our second stop of the day, on Long Island Sound. We talked with Mel & Dee to find out the casino was so busy they didn't stop and went home. So did we. Weekends out here seem to be very busy. Stan & I waxed our HitchHiker caps and Dee made us all a very good lasagna supper.

The days first stop was the Saltwater Winery near the campground. Here's Judy with Connie & Stan. All six of us stopped at the aquarium but when we saw how crowded it was we decided not to stop. Mel & Dee headed for the casino while we did the winery.

Steam train & boat ride

Here's the gang. You see what Patches does while we are sight seeing.

Judy gets an up close look at the engines cab. Mel is a retired railroad engineer and got us a close look.

How about a hot dog? Or....if your a bald eagle a fresh fish?

A nifty rotating bridge.

Gillette Castle was built by William Gillette who was an eccentric actor in the early 1900s. He gained fame playing Sherlock Holmes. It is now a state park.

Today we spent the afternoon in Essex on a train and boat ride on the CT River. I really enjoyed the open car ride on the train.

USS Nautilus & sub museum

Stan & I are manning a gun. We stopped in Mystic at Mystic Pizza for lunch or supper or whatever it was. The pizza was good, I think most are. I wasn't aware but there was a 1987 movie centering on 3 waitresses that worked at the pizza joint, Julia Roberts was one of them. The waterfront pic was taken from the parking lot.

Here's Dee & Connie at the controls. Later Connie & Stan were checking for targets.....like our trucks in the parking lot!

Judy has her periscope sighted on the Nautilus.

The gang of six spent a couple hours this afternoon in Groton (5 or 6 miles from the CG) at the Submarine Museum & the USS Nautilus which was the first nuclear powered submarine. The museum is adjacent to the sub base & we were fortunate to see a sub heading out to sea on the Thames River.