We again met our guide from yesterday and headed "down Cape" to do our tour of Cape Cod. We drove tree-lined roads, through a couple small villages, seeing homes from the 1700s and learning about the Cape Cod-style homes. We saw three windmills, stopping to take a picture of one from the 1600s. Our next stop was at a lighthouse and beach. The day was chilly but sunny so some walked down to the water. No one wanted to go swimming today! We continued down to the narrowest part of the Cape where we saw tall sand dunes at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean with rows of small tourist cottages along the Cape Cod Bay side. There was a viewing area from the Province Lands Visitor Center with reader boards on how the early forests had changed to sand dunes.
We had one hour free in Provincetown, which proved to not be quite enough time because there were two important activities: choosing something to enjoy at the Portugese Bakery and taking advantage of the great sales on T-shirts and sweatshirts. There were many bags that were brought on board as we prepared to leave.
After lunch we drove off Cape and continued into Rhode Island, the smallest of our states. The Rhode Island Red chicken was developed here and is the state bird. We drove through Newport's historic waterfront with buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries and saw the harbor filled with a variety of yachts and sailboats. Ocean Drive along the shoreline was a delight, as it curved past large homes built to take best advantage of the ocean views. Newport's grandest summer cottage of all was built by the Vanderbilt family in 1895. We toured through two floors of this 70-room mansion with its imported stone, marble, alabaster, gold leaf, bronze and mosaics. "Unbelievable," was just one description.
We are staying tonight in the adjoining town of Middletown, close enough to the Newport Naval Base to hear a bugle in the distance as we arrived.
We had one hour free in Provincetown, which proved to not be quite enough time because there were two important activities: choosing something to enjoy at the Portugese Bakery and taking advantage of the great sales on T-shirts and sweatshirts. There were many bags that were brought on board as we prepared to leave.
After lunch we drove off Cape and continued into Rhode Island, the smallest of our states. The Rhode Island Red chicken was developed here and is the state bird. We drove through Newport's historic waterfront with buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries and saw the harbor filled with a variety of yachts and sailboats. Ocean Drive along the shoreline was a delight, as it curved past large homes built to take best advantage of the ocean views. Newport's grandest summer cottage of all was built by the Vanderbilt family in 1895. We toured through two floors of this 70-room mansion with its imported stone, marble, alabaster, gold leaf, bronze and mosaics. "Unbelievable," was just one description.
We are staying tonight in the adjoining town of Middletown, close enough to the Newport Naval Base to hear a bugle in the distance as we arrived.
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