27-28th July 2013 - Block Island, RI, USA
I'm in the US for training at one of my employers sites in Shelton, Connecticut for a couples of weeks. So, I need to find something to do over the weekend. In the end I decided on a road trip to the state of Rhode Island to catch the ferry across to Block Island. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, I just wish I'd had more time to explore the island.
Click on the link to go to the Block Island Tourism Council website
Click on the link to go to the Block Island Tourism Council website
I've arrived in the port of Galilee, Point Judith to catch the ferry over to Block Island
The waiting ferry
On board the ferry and some photos of the port...
A ferry from Block Island arriving
The ferry has set sail..
The Salty Brine State Beach. We're sailing past the breakwater and out into Block Island Sound...
Point Judith Lighthouse in the distance
The last view of the mainland
Approaching the harbour on Block Island
A high speed ferry heading for Galilee
A traditional ferry leaving port..
Entering the Old Harbour on Block Island. The ferry is turning round to dock stern first.
Views out across the Old Harbour as the ferry finishes docking....
After hiring a push bike I'm heading for New Harbour by a rather circuitous route. Passing Fresh Pond.
The Narragansett Inn. My accommodation for the night.
Views out across the Great Salt Pond from beside the inn. The Great Salt Pond has an exit to the ocean.
Sunday morning by the Great Salt Pond. Sea fog has rolled in overnight and it's very warm and humid.
I'm on my bike and I'm going to ride up Corn Neck Road to the beach at the northernmost point of the island. A few shots of Trim's Pond, an inlet of the Great Salt Pond.
Heading up Corn Neck Road
I've arrived at the end of the road. It's still foggy looking out across Sachem Pond.
The Settlers' Rock. This stone was placed here in 1911 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the settlement of the island.
As I head up the beach a building is appearing through the mist
The North Lighthouse
The end of the beach with the ocean on both sides. Time to head back.
Beach views with the Atlantic Ocean for company as I head back and slowly but surely the mist lifted and cleared........
A clear and sunny Sachem Pond
I've arrived at the southern end of the Corn Neck Road just outside the Old Harbour. Looking north up the Cresent Beach.
and a stone on the same spot giving details of some notable events early in the islands history
I'm on the ferry for my return journey. Some shots of the Old Harbour as we set sail...
Leaving Block Island behind
Sailing back into Point Judith Pond to dock back in Galilee....
