A Tale of Two Chemists: Block Island

Block Island … Sunday 7th July 2013

We chose to come to Block Island as our last port of call before returning to East Greenwich because it seemed fitting after we spent our first night here on our trip south. On that day we had been planning to head down the mainland to the Stonington, CT area, but bumpy seas forced us to change our plans and make the more comfortable sail to Block Island. On that occasion we didn't even get off the boat. Today was very different. We awoke to clear blue skies and lovely warm weather. We could here the floating bakery making its way around the harbor and fantasized about cinnamon rolls. We had no idea where the bakery boat was so we started cooking eggs, but just as they were ready we heard the cry really close and dashed on deck to attract the attention of the crew. We managed to buy a couple of cinnamon rolls, but by the time we had eaten our scrambled eggs and toast we were so full we only had room for a small bite. We'll enjoy the rest for breakfast tomorrow. We loaded the bikes into the dinghy and headed for for the dock. Having been here a few times we pretty much know our way around. We cycled about 4 or 5 miles to the north west tip of the island and hiked out along the beach to the light house. It's a pretty place and in the right light is a good location for photos, but it was just too bright and flat light whilst we were there. We did get to see some seals playing near the beach and this years gull chicks were also still around the nesting areas. After returning to our bikes we cycled back to the old harbor for a very welcome ice cream. We returned to the boat in the middle of the afternoon and spent a couple of hours hanging out. This evening we took the "Dumb Dog" back to shore and went out for an end of cruise dinner at "Dead Eyed Dick's". It was blowing pretty strongly in the late afternoon so we were a title concerned about the anchor, bur we could see "Cotinga" from our table on the deck of the restaurant which made dinner a bit more relaxing. On the dinghy ride back to the boat it was evident how much the harbor has emptied out since we arrived yesterday, particularly in the anchorage, but there are still no free moorings to be seen.

Mike