It's Tarynn's turn to write about our adventures... Hello! Are you ready for another adventure? I hope so because today we are going to go and explore Narragansett and a little bit more of South Kingstown! We met a friend at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett and had a great time playing in the water and finding hermit crabs, rock crabs, and Periwinkles. Roger Wheeler is one of my favorite beaches, they have little waves that don’t knock me down, and there are lots of places to look for crabs and other sea animals. On the way to the beach we visited many fascinating places. We visited the Hannah Robinson Tower in South Kingstown that is near the beaches and we climbed all the way to the top! There was a great view and on the way up and down I counted all of the levels on the tower. There were 6! Another great place we visited was Kinney Azalea Gardens in Kingston. It was very beautiful. There were rhododendron and azalea bushes everywhere and it was very big. There were many different paths but we didn't have time for all of them. We went down a couple and we still saw a lot. There were bushes with flowers on them, and in the springtime, there are probably even more flowers. We saw pink ones, blue ones, purple ones, and ones with thousands of bees. I even saw a snake slither away through the garden. It was black with a white stripe going down the middle. We walked past many small bridges, took pictures under a stone moon gate, and there were a couple little fairy houses that we took pictures of. We left a rock on the stone moon gate. After we left the garden we drove through the villages of Peacedale and Wakefield in South Kingstown, and then we went to the William C. O’Neill South County Bike Path. The bike path led us to the graffiti Tunnel Gallery. There were pictures that people had spray painted and painted on the walls, the ground and even the ceiling! I was very amazed and I wondered how people spray painted the ceiling without making a huge mess everywhere. We took so many pictures of the art and we left a painted stone by the entrance to the tunnel. Then finally after a little while we hopped in the car and headed on our way. Soon, we arrived at the two towers in Narragansett. We saw an old fashioned clock called a sundial that tells you the time by where the shadow was and we took a picture in front of a fountain. We left another rock there on the rock wall. Then we went to the sea wall and looked at the cairns that people had made out of rocks. After that we went to Aunt Carrie's which was like 5 minutes away from the beach we were heading to. We got some clam cakes, which were delicious, and we saw signs that let us know that Aunt Carrie’s is celebrating its 100th year! Then we headed off to meet our friends at Roger Wheeler State Beach. At the beach we met up with our friends and carried our stuff to a spot on the beach. We set our stuff up and me and my friend and her younger brother splashed into the water. It took a little while but finally I went under the water with my friends. We found so many hermit crabs and we kept looking for more. During a little break from the water we went to the rocks and started looking for crabs. We found big crabs, little crabs, and tiny tiny crabs. When we had found over 20 crabs we went and built some mud cakes, a mud fountain, and seaweed soup. Then we went back into the water and cleaned off all the mud on ourselves and on the tools that we used. We stayed at the beach until the sun went down and then we packed up our stuff and headed to an ice cream shop called Brickleys. At Brickley's we met up again with our friends and got ice cream. It was delicious. I got a kiddie maple walnut ice cream sundae with whipped cream, rainbow sprinkles, walnuts, and a cherry. We ate our ice cream and headed home for a good night's sleep. Thank you for coming on this exciting adventure to Narragansett and South Kingstown. I hope you had as much fun as I did. See you on the next adventure! Other places we've enjoyed in Narragansett:
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Brian is our blogger today..... Rhode Island has an abundance of natural spaces by the water, and North Kingstown’s coastline includes some beautiful coastline. We started our North Kingstown visit by driving down to the John H. Chafee Nature Preserve. A nice long walk to the beach on a wide path in perfect weather is about as good as it gets. Aemilia is no fan of beaches because she hates sand, but this beach seems like it was made just for her since it is covered in small stones rather than sand, and she enjoyed hanging out with Aoife at the water’s edge. Tarynn wasted no time in going to search for living creatures. She was able to find snails, small rock crabs, even tinier crabs, and fish in the water. Heidi wanted to find a geocache that we had searched for unsuccessfully five years ago. In the previous attempt we spent a great deal of time crawling over a large rock out in the water but the geocache was not there. When you're into geocaching as much as Heidi is, a failed attempt like this (called a DNF for did-not-find) is something that haunts you in your dreams and drives you to "avenge" it when you have a chance. So Heidi and I left the kids on the beach to play while we walked a half mile north along the rocky shore to find the geocache that had eluded us years ago. I am not nearly as driven in geocaching as Heidi is but I enjoyed the walk and the company and I was the one who found the geocache in the end. Returning back to the girls, Tarynn excitedly showed us the crabs she had found. We all picked up stones to bring home to paint, and we left a “smile” painted stone in a tree. On the way back Tarynn was very excited to find blackberries and proceeded to graze on the flora all the way back to the parking lot. Also in North Kingstown is the birthplace of Gilbert Stuart, colonial America's foremost portrait painter. Although this historic site is closed for tours due to COVID-19, we were able to see the beauty of the house and restored water wheels from the side of the road. (Side trip down memory lane by Heidi - The last time I visited Gilbert Stuart’s birthplace was when I was on a fourth grade field trip back in the 1980’s. My mom was a chaperone and needed to use the restroom, which was an outhouse with a lock on the outside of the door. She asked me to stand guard while she used the facilities, and of course I agreed to do so. Well, 10-year-old me got distracted and ran off to play tag with my friends, leaving my mom locked in the outhouse! She had to shout and bang on the door for someone to let her out - Yikes!!!!) We followed our view of Gilbert Stewart's birthplace with a walk through the village of Wickford. Wickford is a quaint waterside village and we enjoyed walking down the docks to the water and strolling through the historic streets. Wickford, established in the early 1700's, still has many Colonial and Federal period homes as well as the oldest Anglican Meeting House in the northeast. It's like taking a journey into in the past. Wickford is also home to the mysterious "Narragansett rune stone". This large stone was found in Narragansett Bay, and was probably unearthed as a result of the 1938 hurricane. Early in the century people noticed runes carved in the stone but to this day no one knows for sure who did them. Some have suggested Vikings or the Knights Templar, but they could also be more recent. No one knows! We found out about the stone because there's also a geocache there and now one of our painted rocks is nestled in the stones surrounding the rune stone. The trip to North Kingstown would not be complete without a visit to one of Rhode Island’s fine ice cream shops, The Inside Scoop. Aoife was especially delighted because she was able to get chocolate dairy-free ice cream (many places just offer sorbet as a dairy-free option). Nothing beats locally made ice cream and smiles on a beautiful RI summer day! Other places we've enjoyed in North Kingstown:
Ahhhhh…...A Bristol 4th of July. As a proud Bristol native, there is no place I’d rather be at any time of the year, and most especially on the 4th of July. Growing up in Bristol, the 4th was the highlight of our year. It was even better than Christmas, with weeks of celebrations and events culminating with the 4th of July parade and fireworks. The small seaside town of Bristol, RI is the home of America’s oldest continuous 4th of July celebration. Starting in 1785 with Patriotic Exercises, the celebration has grown to include nightly outdoor concerts from June 14th (Flag Day) through July 3rd, the Miss & Little Miss 4th of July pageants, a week long carnival, photography & other contests, an orange crate derby, the 4th of July Ball, a drum & bugle corps competition, fireworks, and much, much more. Bristol’s 4th of July celebration is 100% volunteer run, and planning for the next year starts right away on July 5th.
This year’s COVID-19 restrictions provided the Bristol 4th of July committee with a challenge - How could they keep people safe & comply with social distancing while still carrying on traditions, especially the parade?
As someone who was born & raised in Bristol, I have only missed the parade twice in my life, and both times I was traveling out of the country. Even though it has been over 25 years since I moved out of my hometown, my family and I look forward to Bristol’s celebration, and we go every year - even in the pouring rain (My father would say that it never rains in Bristol on the 4th - anything we thought was rain was actually only sea mist).
As the pandemic progressed and we moved closer to summer, it was starting to look like the parade might not be able to take place this year.
However, the 4th of July committee came up with an amazing idea to keep the parade tradition alive. Rather than hold a large-scale parade as in past years with hundreds (maybe thousands?) of marchers and up to 200,000 spectators, the 2020 parade instead took the form of a motorcade with parade participants traveling the route in convertibles and on flatbed trucks.
Getting to Bristol on July 4th is always a challenge. Bristol has two main routes into town (Rts. 114 and 136), and traffic is awful even on a regular day. On past 4ths, we have usually avoided traveling through Bristol and instead taken Rt. 195 East to Rt. 24, and then gone over the Mount Hope Bridge. My parents live at the southern end of Bristol, so we usually park at their house, eat breakfast together, and then walk about ¾ of a mile to the parade viewing spot that my dad would have staked out at 4 AM, and sat at until 5 AM to make sure everything was all set.
This year, however, there were no crowded roads, and we cruised right down Rt. 136 at 7:30 AM. We decided to turn down Mt. Hope Ave. to check if the parade route was still open to vehicles, and to our surprise it was! We were astonished to see that there were very few parked cars on the side streets (it is not uncommon to have to park over a mile away from the parade route due to the large crowds), and we drove right up to our usual spot, unloaded our mats and chairs, and took photos of the empty area. It was surreal to see Bristol nearly empty on what is usually the most festive day of the year. The only other person around was Tommy, who is well known throughout town and has been an enthusiastic parade viewer at the same spot across from us for many years. We exchanged hellos and then drove to my parents' house.
As they are in their 70’s, my parents are considered high risk for COVID-19 complications, and they weren’t planning on attending this year’s parade. However, when we told them how sparse the route was, they felt comfortable and safe joining us at the motorcade, while still keeping their distance. We were all glad they decided to join us. My parents know nearly everyone in town, and they had the time of their lives seeing people from a distance after months of isolation.
On a normal year, the parade starts at 10:30 and the route is over 2 miles long. It takes about 1 ½ hours for the parade to reach our viewing spot, and to watch the entire parade takes about 2 hours. Depending on the section of the route, the crowds can range from 3-10 people deep along both sides of the road. This year, the motorcade parade started at 8:30 and arrived at our spot around 9. That meant that we got to watch the motorcade before the mid-day heat, and the motorcade participants were much more comfortable as well. We were on our way back to my parents’ house by 10 am.
These two photos were taken in the same spot. Left is 2020, right is 2016. Notice the difference in the size of the crowd.....
Before the start of the parade, Brian and I took a few minutes to walk into the downtown area, which is usually more crowded than where we sit, and although there were small groups of people here and there, the number of spectators was not anywhere near close to what it was in a normal year. Had she opted to participate in the motorcade parade, Governor Raimondo would have been very happy with the social distancing along the route.
Some of the sights from this year's motorcade....
I would like to give the Bristol 4th of July committee and especially the parade committee a huge shoutout for making this year's 4th amazing, memorable, and safe in spite of extremely challenging conditions.
Afterwards, we had a socially distanced backyard bbq with my parents, sister, and her family. After eating, the kids played some yard games and my mom, Brian, Tarynn (with an ear of corn, lol), and I took a walk through Blithewold Gardens and Arboretum. Blithewold is beautiful in every season, and my favorite times to visit are in the spring when there are over 50,000 daffodils in bloom, and at Christmas when the mansion is decorated. Today’s visit was peaceful and relaxing, and we even saw a deer in the wooded bosquet.
We finished out our family 4th of July celebration with the whipped cream hand flip challenge in the driveway. Aoife is our champ (I have yet to succeed), and then said our goodbyes.
To try to extend the magic of this flawless Bristol day, we visited the spectacular Colt State Park on our way home. It was an unusual Bristol 4th to be certain, but it was just perfect in its own way.
Other places in Bristol that we've enjoyed:
We've started picking up rocks in our travels around the Ocean State. We are decorating them and leaving them in the towns we visit. Please let us know if you find one...
This post is brought to you by Aoife..... My mom and I visited East Greenwich together since Aemilia & Tarynn were busy fixing up their bedrooms, and my dad stayed home with them. (We recently switched rooms so now Aemilia & I are sharing a room and Tarynn has her own room.) It was a little bit rainy, which was nice because there weren’t many crowds around. The first place we went to was the Briggs Boesch Farm. At the farm there were hiking trails that if you went on them you would walk by different farm animals. As we were walking to the trail we passed a field full of about 100 ducks. After we passed the ducks we went by a barn and a vegetable garden, and that was when the skies opened up and it began pouring rain. We were hoping to do a real hike there, but we decided that it would be better to come back to Briggs Boesch Farm another day. The buildings and signs around the farm were really cool, and they also had a farm stand run by Pat's Pastured. (which was closed when we were there). Our next stop in East Greenwich was Goddard Park, and it stopped raining just a few minutes after we arrived. Goddard Park was really nice to walk around and look at the water. At Goddard Park there was a golf course, a horse barn, trails to hike on, and a beach that would be especially good for little kids since there were not big waves there. We went on a trail down near the beach. As we hiked we found some geocaches and enjoyed the view of the waves crashing up against the bank. The trails at Goddard Park are nice and wide because they are used for horses as well as hikers. One thing we noticed as we drove around the park was that there were lots of bathrooms, and they were all still open even though it was close to 7PM. After we had hiked through Goddard Park we went to the downtown area of East Greenwich. As we walked along the town looking into the little shops we heard some music being played from the street above Main Street. We walked up a side street to find the music and saw that it was The Kentish Guards practicing. We stopped and watched them play as well as going into their armory. We talked to them for a few minutes, and learned that due to COVID-19, they were not going to be able to participate in any 4th of July celebrations since blowing into the fife is like a continuous sneeze for spreading germs. We walked back down to the town and continued going down King Street until we were at the water. There we saw lots of sailboats at the boat yard. When we walked back up to the main street we went under a cute little bridge. When we got back up the main street we got some delicious pizza at the Frank & John from Italy Restaurant, which is a place that my mom's friend says makes the best pizza he's ever had. We got half cheese and half pepperoni and it was thin, crispy, and delicious. We sat outside on a bench at the town hall and ate our dinner. Afterwards, we walked around the town and saw paintings on the sidewalk and little breakfast shops. Our last stop in East Greenwich was at Clementine’s Homemade Ice Cream. We waited in the short line outside of the shop because only three people are allowed inside at a time. When the man in front of us came out, he announced that Clementine’s was all out of ice cream! Fortunately, he was just joking and we were able to order waffle cones of delicious ice cream that we ate in the car as we drove home. Other places we've enjoyed in East Greenwich:
Central Falls: At 1.29 square miles, this is the smallest and most densely populated town in the smallest state. Central Falls has a higher population density than Boston, Washington DC, and LA, and in the 1980’s was known as the cocaine capital of the North East. One might wonder, what there is to see in such a place, but Central Falls is full of mill history and delectable ethnic foods. Before our visit to Central Falls, I reached out to a Facebook friend for suggestions and she provided me with a wealth of information about what to see and where to eat in Central Falls. Using her information as well as food recommendations from friends, we were ready for our visit. We started our visit with take out from La Casona, a Colombian restaurant that we had tried previously after hearing rave reviews from hispanic friends. We ordered, and rather than wait outside the restaurant for our food, decided to take a walk over to Jenks Park. Jenks Park sits at the top of a hill, and it was a gift to the city from Alvin Jenks in 1890. The 70 foot tall Cogswell Tower was added to the park in 1904, and it features four clock faces, each looking out in a different direction. We had the park all to ourselves during our visit, except for a carload of young men who were shooting off some large fireworks at one of the entrances. The girls were a little freaked out by this, but after a little while, the car sped off. We saw a lovely little free library in the park, and we left a painted rock at the base of a nearby tree. After picking up our food from La Casona, we drove over to the Chocolate Mill Overlook (one of the places my friend recommended to us) to eat a picnic dinner. Who knew that there was once was a Chocolate Mill in Central Falls? I found the Chocolate Mill Overlook to be fascinating, and there were several informative signs placed around the small park to illustrate what the area was like when the mill was running from the 1780’s through the 1820’s. We savored delicious Chicharrón Picado (pork rinds) with Arepas, Chorizo, beef empanadas, and a traditional Colombian mixed grill plate that included bite-size beef, pork, chicken, chorizo, blood sausage, fried pork rinds, french fries, plantains, fried cassava and cheese. Although, by that time it was raining lightly, the trees at Chocolate Landing provided enough cover that we were able to enjoy our food while staying dry. We left another painted rock here before continuing on our way. With satisfied stomachs, we crossed over the line into Pawtucket. We parked across from the city hall and crossed the street to visit historic Slater Mill, a national historic landmark known for being the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. The site consists of the stone Wilkinson Mill, the yellow wooden Slater Mill, and the Sylvanus Brown House (all from the 1700’s). Although the mills are closed for tours due to COVID-a9, we were still able to wander the grounds and marvel at the strength of the Blackstone River as it poured over Pawtucket Falls. Of course, we had to leave a rock here. Next we drove over to McCoy Stadium, the home of the beloved PawSox (Triple-A team of the Boston Red Sox). Sadly, the 2020 season has been cancelled due to COVID-19. And even more sadly, this was scheduled to be the PawSox last season in Pawtucket as they are moving to Worcester, MA next year. We are so sad about this move as we have enjoyed so many games and fireworks at McCoy over the years, and going to Pawsox games at McCoy has always been part of our summer memories. Even though we couldn’t go to a game tonight, we stopped and took a picture with the statue of Sox, one of the beloved Pawsox mascots. We proceeded on to Slater Park, which consists of 197 acres of public land in Pawtucket. Slater Park has been in existence for over 120 years, and most of the land was formerly part of the Daggett Farm. Over the years, we’ve been to several geocaching events and other picnics here in the park, and there is also the lovely 10 Mile River Greenway bike path that runs along one edge of the park. In the summertime, children can enjoy the park’s playgrounds as well as the 1895 Looff Carousel (which in our experience rotates at high speeds compared to other carousels we’ve visited), and the petting zoo at Daggett Farm. Families can enjoy outdoor concerts in the park, ice cream and other treats from Len’s, or riding on the mini swan boats. Tonight we explored the park both on foot and by car, finding a few geocaches and appreciating the beautiful sights throughout Slater Park. Other places we've enjoyed in Central Falls & Pawtucket:
This post is brought to you by Tarynn... We had so much fun going to Scituate and Foster. We went to many different places such as the new ice cream place in Scituate which is called, Moose Trackers, the Scituate farmers market, and Jerimoth Hill. Jerimoth Hill is the highest point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is located in the town of Foster. It is 812 feet tall. At the top there was a rock that we stood on and took pictures. It was a short and easy hike and it was flat. There was a box at the top of Jerimoth Hill and it wasn’t a geocache. It had a logbook in it and we wrote our names in it. We also left a painted rock near the box. There is a geocache near the top of Jerimoth Hill, but my mom had already found it so we didn’t have to look for it this time. There were some old buildings at Jerimoth Hill, but we don’t really know what they used to be used for. We also went to the Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge in Foster. It is the only covered bridge in Rhode Island. The other thing we did in Foster was drive by an alpaca farm. We didn’t stop, but we could see them from our car. We also went to the North Scituate Farmers Market. We got different types of plants there because there was also a garden club sale going on across the street. At the garden club sale we got columbine, irises in different colors, and a ground cover plant. At the farmer’s market, we bought three tomato plants. Then we walked down the street to see a little garden with a church birdhouse in it. We also went to The Country Gardener shop and I asked my mom if I could buy a pepper plant and she said yes! Another place we went to in Scituate was Frederickson Farm. There are lots of different parts to Frederickson Farm. There was a fireplace & grill store that had a pond with a waterfall and fish in it inside the store. There was also a bakery, cafe, and an ice cream shop. Next door there is a pizza shop, and around the corner there is a chocolate shop. It was fun to walk around the different stores at Frederickson Farm. After that we went home to pick up Aemilia & Aoife. Aemilia was working earlier in the morning and Aoife wasn’t feeling good, but was better now. We drove to The Ponaganset River Dam to see the Scituate Reservoir. This is where the drinking water for almost all of RI comes from and there are old houses and villages under the water. We also visited Scituate Senior Center to see the little free library that our friends, Skye & Steve, made. Then we went to the new ice cream place in Scituate called Moose Trackers. Moose Trackers Ice cream was delicious. I got maple walnut with rainbow sprinkles and I loved it. Other places we've enjoyed in Scituate & Foster:
There’s nothing like a beach day during a Rhode Island summer. So on the gorgeous morning of June 25th, we packed the car and headed down to South Kingstown to spend the day at East Matunuck State Beach. Aemilia opted to stay home, since she hates sand. With her along, a day at the beach would have equaled a grumpy teenager who would have unceasingly reminded us of the unfathomable misery she was experiencing due to our callousness. Right, Aemilia? 😉 Upon arrival at the beach, we purchased a season’s pass which costs $30 for RI residents and gives us access to 8 state owned beaches. This year, rather than receiving the beach pass in the form of a sticker, our license plate will be scanned each time we enter a beach parking lot. (I think I like this idea!) We then proceeded to park in the unpaved lot and make our way to the sand. Wow, was it crowded! We arrived around 10 AM and it was already pretty packed. We headed down past the last lifeguard chair at the far end of the beach, and we were still surrounded by people. I was under the impression that to aid with COVID-19 social distancing, parking at each state beach was going to be limited, however this was not the case at East Matunuck as more and more people continued to arrive. We actually had to move our beach mat when another family plopped their stuff down right next to us. Although the vast number of people in such close proximity was uncomfortable, the water was great. At first, Aoife & Tarynn deemed it too cold, but after a little while they determined that once you were in the water for a little while, it really wasn’t that bad. Tarynn especially had fun jumping in the waves, and it was especially nice that the water was clear with very little seaweed. Usually when we are at East Matunuck, we take a walk to look for the little crabs that live under the stones at each end of the beach. However, given how difficult it would be to maintain a six foot distance from other people, that really wasn’t possible today. Starting around 1pm, a few people started to pack up and leave. This is usually the case at the RI beaches - there’s usually a morning shift of people and later in the afternoon a second wave of beachgoers arrive. I love to make the most of the day by staying until the sunset. However, with the crowd and feeling kind of uncomfortable with the closeness of other beachgoers, we decided to pack up around 2:30 and head over to Jim’s Dock, which is just down the road from the beach in the fishing village of Jerusalem (which is a very tiny section of Narragansett even though it is on the western side of the breachway separating Jerusalem from Galilee). In my opinion, Jim’s Dock has the best clam cakes close to East Matunuck beach, although there are several great clam shacks in Charlestown and Narragansett. We took our food to go and set out a mat on the state pier dock, enjoying the view and watching the fishing boats coming in. The clam cakes were perfect - light & fluffy with lots of clams and little grease, and were a delicious end to our day. There is so much more to South Kingstown than the beaches.....hoping to return to SK and visit more places in this beautiful town before the summer ends. Other places we've enjoyed in South Kingstown:
WHAT’S UP EVERYONE? Y’ALL BETTER BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELTS BECAUSE WE’RE GOING ON A WILD RIDE TO WARREN! Hi Everyone, my name is Aemilia and I will be your tour guide today as we visit the town of little old Warren. Let’s go!!! Personally, I came into Warren with low expectations. I had kind of only ever known Warren as the town we drove through on our way to Bristol, and there honestly did not seem like there was anything to do there whatsoever. As you might have guessed by the fact that I’m writing this blog post, I was mistaken. We started off our journey to Warren with a single step, as one usually starts journeys. Except this journey was not a journey of 1000 miles, it was more like a journey of about 27.3 miles. Still, not a bad journey overall. We parked our car on the side of the road which I can’t remember specifically but my guess is that it looked like what my grandma would describe as a “cute little New England downtown area”. (Heidi says - we parked on Water Street) There was a lovely assortment of little shops painted in various colors, none of which we went into because, you know, covid. We did not dismay however at the thought of not being able to enter these quaint little stores, and proceeded down towards the water, as we typically do whenever we are anywhere near water. This particular route to water led us through a very nice apartment complex, and to a nice view of whatever was on the other side of the water. Really I don’t know what it was but it looked pleasant. I think there were also boats (it would make sense anyway). On our way back, we took time to admire the seating area and the nice grilling spaces for the use of the lovely people who reside within these apartment buildings. Someday it could be us - who knows? Moving on, we strolled down the cute little streets of Warren and did not come into contact with any of the friendly villagers who might live there. Though we also didn’t come into contact with any unfriendly villagers, so that was good too. We love some good villagers. As long as they’re wearing masks. And being nice. We continued to walk past the extremely historic houses of Warren. The reasonable members of the family (Aoife and I) did not get so far into the history that we went and squished our faces up against the windows of some sort of fire station thing like SOME members of our family *cough cough (the parents)*. Eventually we made the wise decision to return to our car, though we did see some alarming sights along the way, such as a truck with poor stuffed animal victims strapped to the front. Since we needed something to take our minds off of all those BAD VIBES of STUFFED ANIMAL SUFFERING, we paid a visit to some lovely good vibed friends from the band Atwater Donnelly. We spent some time catching up with them in a socially distanced visit in their yard. To finish off Warren, we devoured some delectable Coffee Cabinets at the world renowned Delekta Pharmacy. For those of you who don’t know, or aren’t true Rhode Islandahs, or aren’t Rhode Islandahs at all, a cabinet is kind of like a milkshake or a frappe. According to the Internet, we have them all mixed up here. (I just wanted to clarify that so y’all didn’t think we were eating wood. We’re not that crazy.) So Warren was really fun and delicious, and definitely exceeded my expectations. See you later and remember, Mask up, buttercup! Other places we've enjoyed in Warren:
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Welcome!We are a family who loves to travel and explore. Covid-19 has changed our plans for summer 2020, but we are making the best out of the situation by exploring our beautiful home state of Rhode Island. During the summer of 2020, we are hoping to visit every town in Rhode Island. Thank you for joining us on our journey! Archives
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