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Trip to Newport, RIBrenton Point, The Breakers, Cliff WalkSunday April 24th, 2005 |
Behold the sea! |
Our Newport adventure began in earnest when we reached Brenton Point; a great place to greet the waters of Rhode Island Sound.
The rains of the passing storm had stopped just hours ago and the sky was beginning to clear, but the strong winds were still
whipping the waters into a frenzy.
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Standing there on the rocks, we knew the conditions were ripe for adventure.
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After leaving Brenton Point, we looped around past Fort Adams State Park and decided to tour "The Breakers" mansion. Built in 1895,
it was merely a summer cottage for its original inhabitants.
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Perhaps they'd let us pitch our tent in their back yard.
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After The Breakers, some of us headed back to the sea to do the Cliff Walk while others continued touring the mansions.
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The wind and surf were still very strong...
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...but a little sea spray never hurt anyone.
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The entrance to one of the Cliff Walk's two tunnels is in the center of this photo.
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Some of the fancy real estate which abuts the Cliff Walk.
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| After finishing the walk, we regrouped downtown and found a nice place for dinner. Then we made time for a little obligatory shopping before hitting the road, and got back to Clark around 10:30PM. Another successful outing! |
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