Monday morning we decided to visit Rhode Island because, after all, how many people can say they have vacationed in Rhode Island??!!??
We went to Providence and Newport.
In Providence, we walked along the river and walked around parts of the University of Rhode Island.
We went on a cliff walk (and were unimpressed with the cliffs) in Newport.
The city of Newport was enjoyable when we found Get the Scoop and had a lunch snack.
We stopped for dinner at Fathom's Waterfront Bar & Grille by Buzzards Bay in New Bedford (in Massachusetts) on our way back to Falmouth.
Tuesday morning we walked around the other side of the harbor across the street to the open water. Gotta love the beach (as long as we don't have to deal with any sand on our bodies)!
We took a walk down Falmouth's Main Street. It was so quaint and we loved being in that part of the town.
Each store or restaurant had some sort of store-themed Halloween-decorated scarecrow or pumpkin head on display. It was fun to walk down the sidewalk and look at them all.
There was a beautiful church where the shops ended. Behind the church was a small burial ground overlooking the pond.
Loved the colored leaves we saw in the park located at the other end of Main Street.
My research for things to do in the area netted a wide variety of lighthouses to choose from. We decided on the Nobska Lighthouse.
There was sure a nice view of the water and the surrounding area from the lighthouse, which sat high up on the hill.
For access to The Knob, we took the harbor trail path which took us along the water and through the woods.
It was a beautiful nature walk for us that day.
I thought this should be more what Plymouth Rock should look like.
We reached the Knob--a piece of land jutting out into the water overlooking Buzzards Bay. Sad to say we saw no Buzzards any of the times we were close to Buzzards Bay.
Oh yay!! It was time for another ice cream snack lunch. We had scoped out Ghelfi's when we were walking on Main Street in Falmouth and stopped for a refreshing cold treat on that lovely, warm day.
More storefront decorations. How funny to have the witch pointing to the Jewelry Shop wearing a 10-karat necklace around her neck.
Simone Biles bothered Glen every time we walked by her. He said her feet are not going the right direction.
Our afternoon adventures took us to the Whydah Pirate Museum in West Yarmouth.
This was the only part of the museum photos were allowed.
Saw another beautiful tree near that parking lot.
The Pirate's Cove mini golf course nearby carried out the pirate theme wonderfully well. But, because we were there in the off season, it had just closed down for the season.
There were lots of trees lining both sides of the freeways, highways and many of streets. It was a feast for the eyes to drive down the freeway and see the trees in all their autumnal glory on display. It's just not the same in a photo where only a small frame's worth of the beauty can be captured.
My goal for the day was to eat a sandwich in Sandwich.
But first, before eating a sandwich in Sandwich, we took a walk on the boardwalk in Sandwich.
The Sagamore was all decked out in Halloween finery--so the few of us who were dining there could enjoy their effort.
Reminded me of a Hallmark movie with the cutesy Halloween decor and the fall leaf garland around the door frame in the small-town restaurant.
In fact, we thought a Hallmark movie could have been filmed on Falmouth's quaint Main Street and other places we saw. Everything was so picturesque.
Now look at us reaching the goal of eating a sandwich for dinner in Sandwich. YUM!!
Oh happy day when Rebecca reported feeling well enough to go out and about doing "normal" things once again with her family. It was a special highlight to have Brooke in their midst as well. The hard-working girl oftentimes is off doing her own thing.
They enjoyed having dinner together at Costa Vida.
They went to a place where all sorts of specially carved pumpkins were on display.
And they drove by Brooke's friend's house where the Viking ship she spent so many days making was on display all decorated in a Halloween theme.
Warmed our hearts seeing our daughter get back into the swing of life once again after five weeks of debilitating illness. Blessing!!!
Now look at us reaching the goal of eating a sandwich for dinner in Sandwich. YUM!!
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