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dolphins_logToday we left Groton, CT for Newport, RI going by way of the waterfront. There were three lighthouses we wanted to catch.
Stonington Harbor Light, Stonington is a cool town with very narrow streets and a very sea village feel.
While we were at Stonington we accidentally found Latimer Reef Light in New York. Just close enough to get a misty imaged.
On the way out of Stonington we got captured by an old cemetery. We stopped and wandered through, and found quite a number of folks with "Born" dates getting into the 1700's, and a few Civil War vets.
Watch Hill Light. Watch Hill is a High Rent District with some very pricey homes. The waterfront was boutique-y but as the shop owners opened they were all of the same mind. ...the season is over.
Point Judith Light. It's a Coast Guard base, but we were told by all our research that the property was open to the public. As it turns out, yes, it's open, but you have to know that it's alright to walk through the open gate and wander about the point. No, Really! That's what the Coast Guardsman told us as he drove off. If the gate was open then we could come in.
Our last venture was hiking out Cliff Walk. Cliff Walk is a trail that lines the shore in front of Newport Mansions. Did I say Watch Hill was high rent? Rabbit Hovels when compared to these palatial estates! The walk gave us peekaboo views of the mansions, but the Atlantic crashing on the shore was just as fantastic.
It started off as a paved trail for a number of miles. Then it turned into some dirt and flat blocks of granite creating a bulkhead . Safe enough. Then it turned into some rough rock clambering. "Time to Rope Up!" We kept going, wanting to get to the end. We got down to the southern point and back towards the end of the trail, around a very huge and beautiful stone mansion. But the fog was rolling in and the sun was setting.
...and my pedometer said we hag gone a lot farther then 3.5 miles, all of which we had to hike back.
Tomorrow it's planing to rain, so we're going to relax a bit and tour a couple of the mansions. They are open for tour.
Stonington Harbor Light, Stonington is a cool town with very narrow streets and a very sea village feel.
While we were at Stonington we accidentally found Latimer Reef Light in New York. Just close enough to get a misty imaged.
On the way out of Stonington we got captured by an old cemetery. We stopped and wandered through, and found quite a number of folks with "Born" dates getting into the 1700's, and a few Civil War vets.
Watch Hill Light. Watch Hill is a High Rent District with some very pricey homes. The waterfront was boutique-y but as the shop owners opened they were all of the same mind. ...the season is over.
Point Judith Light. It's a Coast Guard base, but we were told by all our research that the property was open to the public. As it turns out, yes, it's open, but you have to know that it's alright to walk through the open gate and wander about the point. No, Really! That's what the Coast Guardsman told us as he drove off. If the gate was open then we could come in.
Our last venture was hiking out Cliff Walk. Cliff Walk is a trail that lines the shore in front of Newport Mansions. Did I say Watch Hill was high rent? Rabbit Hovels when compared to these palatial estates! The walk gave us peekaboo views of the mansions, but the Atlantic crashing on the shore was just as fantastic.
It started off as a paved trail for a number of miles. Then it turned into some dirt and flat blocks of granite creating a bulkhead . Safe enough. Then it turned into some rough rock clambering. "Time to Rope Up!" We kept going, wanting to get to the end. We got down to the southern point and back towards the end of the trail, around a very huge and beautiful stone mansion. But the fog was rolling in and the sun was setting.
...and my pedometer said we hag gone a lot farther then 3.5 miles, all of which we had to hike back.
Tomorrow it's planing to rain, so we're going to relax a bit and tour a couple of the mansions. They are open for tour.
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Date: 2010-10-01 01:40 am (UTC)