Our most latest adventure was to our south to the tiny state of Rhode Island. Providence, RI is just a short 50 mile drive from our home in Newton. We contacted cousin Heidi for her advice, since she is now a seasoned Rhode Islander, as to what is the "must see" in Rhode Island.
We were blessed by unseasonably warm weather in the mid to upper 60s and bright sunshine.
Our first stop was in Providence at their Children's Museum. The kids (and Mike) loved exploring and were kept busy for hours inside and outside the museum. I'm pretty sure you can never go wrong with a children's museum for the kids.
Carter loved the pirate ship and underground tunnels. The girls loved the old prairie farm house and giant light bright wall.
The next morning we headed east over the magnificant Claiborne Bridge to Newport. We drove downtown Newport where there are hundreds of shops and bakeries. We drove down Ocean Ave and marveled at the mansions built along the coastal cliff.
We then took a little hike on the "Cliff Walk" which is a beautiful mile of a paved path between the cliff to the ocean and the mansions of Newport.
This mansion was one of my favorites and below is the view from the mansion out to the Atlantic.
Carter capture a catapiller on the hike
