The Cliff Walk, Newport
Tuesday 22nd September 2020
There are only so many days in row that you can work on boat jobs before you start going crazy. So today we took the day off and headed over to Newport to check out the “Cliff Walk”. It was blowing strongly from the north and we were impressed by the whitecaps and waves in Narragansett Bay as we crossed over the Jamestown and Newport bridges, but this was nothing compared to the swells rolling into second beach. There were lots of surfers out in the water making the most of the conditions. Personally I don’t see the appeal of the surfing … maybe in Hawaii where the water is warm … but in the cold New England water, no thanks.
The cliff walk was really fun. We took a picnic and spent several hours wandering along the coast. The light wasn’t great for photography but the seas were spectacular. The Newport mansions are interesting to see and Salve Regina college, which is right there by the ocean is a beautiful campus. Adjacent to “The Breakers” mansion, appropriately named on a day like today, there was a section of the path that was only passable at the risk of getting drenched by spray. We were undecided whether to try it and whilst Gloria consulted a map, I took some photos, only to get drenched by the spray from a particularly large wave. We opted to head inland!
After many days of cold north wind the weather is supposed to warm up over the next several days … hoorah!
Mike
Eats Greenwich, RI
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