September 22nd to 26th

Friday afternoon anchored north of Benton cove. Happy that we found a good anchorage with room to swing. When windy conditions are expected, it is best to have longer anchor lines, which means that the boat will need a wider radius to move with the wind. We are not far from the dinghy dock. We kayaked to the dock and stretched our legs, and found a trash bin! In the nearby park, there is a memorial to the French soldiers and sailors who participated in the Revolutionary War and a statue of Rochambeau. Never knew that Newport had a connection with France.

Saturday rain and windy, nothing too strong, happily. We are a bit protected from the Northeast wind. There is no launch service today, so we attempted to bring down our dinghy but we opted instead to stay indoors. Hoping that tomorrow will be warmer, dryer and calmer.

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Still rain and wind, but each day we did an excursion in town. Sunday we visited The Elms, a wonderful mansion with many rooms with luxurious furniture and decor. We had a lunch at Cru Cafe, very busy but worth the wait. They are really well organized, and made sure we had a table. After lunch, still raining, we stopped to visit the library and the historical museum of Newport. Never managed to catch the free Bellevue trolley, but did a stop at the stop and shop for provisioning.

Monday we had another pouring rain day, but happily missed the worse of it and visited Marble House and had lunch at the Chinese Tea Pavillion. Tuesday we waited a bit, as you guess it, we had rain and wind. After a lunch on the boat we took our dinghy and happily we walked to Rosecliff without a drop of rain. Rosecliff, has less rooms to visit, although the ballroom is particularly spectacular. Rosecliff had an exhibit on Newport and China, and it was well done. We walked to Stop and Shop as we were not able to catch the trolley! We had a pretty rocky evening dinner on the boat but let's cross fingers the wind is supposed to die down. Also, the best part is the sun is back and we admired a sunset.