Yesterday, we left camp and drove down to Portland, CT on the way to our final destination -Narragansett, Rhode Island. Bryan's cousins, John and Anthony ( and their families) keep their boats in the Portland area. We had an awesome boating adventure on the Connecticut River with the cousins- we enjoyed cruising down the river to Essex, which is a quaint, beautiful little town! It was a fun filled, sunshiny day! We are very thankful for time with CT family and this experience- similar to boating on the Chesapeake, but also very different. Here are some highlights:
Marina on the Connecticut River- we parked our RV in one of the shady hangers and we were off!
Some of the sights on the river
That's Gillette Castle ( William Gillette was famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes for 34 years in theaters around the world) He spent over $1 million dollars building the castle from 1914-1919!
Navigating the marina in Essex
Stopped here for lunch and a nice walk through town! The toy store was a hit! So was lunch at the Black Seal- YUM
Cousins playing Tetherball at the marina
Checking out the park in Essex
View from the park
Aaron and John Benjamin
Checking out the spider webs- evidently Essex Island is also known as Spider Island
We had to head back after lunch :-( We needed to get back on the road to Rhode Island. Thanks John and Melissa for a wonderful day!!!!
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