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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


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I've arrived in the port of Galilee, Point Judith to catch the ferry over to Block Island
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The waiting ferry
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On board the ferry and some photos of the port...
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A ferry from Block Island arriving
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The ferry has set sail..
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The Salty Brine State Beach. We're sailing past the breakwater and out into Block Island Sound...
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Point Judith Lighthouse in the distance
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The last view of the mainland
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Approaching the harbour on Block Island
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A high speed ferry heading for Galilee
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A traditional ferry leaving port..
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Entering the Old Harbour on Block Island. The ferry is turning round to dock stern first.
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Views out across the Old Harbour as the ferry finishes docking....
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After hiring a push bike I'm heading for New Harbour by a rather circuitous route. Passing Fresh Pond.
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The Narragansett Inn. My accommodation for the night.
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Views out across the Great Salt Pond from beside the inn. The Great Salt Pond has an exit to the ocean.
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Sunday morning by the Great Salt Pond. Sea fog has rolled in overnight and it's very warm and humid.
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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.
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Heading up Corn Neck Road
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I've arrived at the end of the road. It's still foggy looking out across Sachem Pond.
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The Settlers' Rock. This stone was placed here in 1911 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the settlement of the island.
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As I head up the beach a building is appearing through the mist
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The North Lighthouse
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The end of the beach with the ocean on both sides. Time to head back.
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Beach views with the Atlantic Ocean for company as I head back and slowly but surely the mist lifted and cleared........
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A clear and sunny Sachem Pond
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I've arrived at the southern end of the Corn Neck Road just outside the Old Harbour. Looking north up the Cresent Beach.
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and a stone on the same spot giving details of some notable events early in the islands history
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I'm on the ferry for my return journey. Some shots of the Old Harbour as we set sail...
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Leaving Block Island behind
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Sailing back into Point Judith Pond to dock back in Galilee....
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