Another Rhode Island landmark that I had yet to explore is Block Island. We've wanted to do this trip for a few years but thought (probably correctly) that the kids were too young. But Andrew took a day off for his birthday and we hopped aboard the ferry!
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| donuts and bagels on the ferry! |
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| Excited to be on our way! |
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| We couldn't ask for a more beautiful day! |
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| There's a Julia under there! She spent most of the ferry ride like this! |
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| ahoy mateys! |
Once there, we didn't have any grand plans. We walked about a mile along the beach that you can see in the picture below searching for interesting shells and rocks. We found a few including pieces of sea urchin shells and a very cool iridescent rock.
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| port! |
After beachcombing, we made our way back toward town for lunch. Julia had her heart set on a lobster but settled for lobster meat on her salad when that wasn't available.
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| lobster salad! |
After filling our bellies, we made our way to a nature trail a short walk from the harbor. A local had told us about a glass float scavenger hunt that happens on the island and informed us that there are hundreds of glass floats hidden along the beaches and trails. Julia was intent on finding one so we spent our hike looking high and low. Sadly we were not successful but all disappointment was quickly erased with an ice cream stop before we headed back to the ferry!
We all really enjoyed our day and are looking forward to a return trip! Next time I think biking will be on order and some lighthouse exploration!
Can we come?? Looks like so much fun!
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