Tuesday 6th June: Cliff Walk Day It was a much warmer start to the day, and without the awful wind, which was good news for us as we planned to do for the very popular 3 1/2 mile Cliff Walk along the Newport coastline. This route takes you past many of the mansions that have… More

Sunday 4th June: arrival day Our lodging in Newport for the next 4 days was at The Marshall Slocum Inn; a boutique hotel where we had the one bedroom apartment. I’d had trouble finding anything in the area within a reasonable budget but was quite pleased with my choice. It was large, light-filled, clean and… More

Friday 2nd June  There was another hiccup with our travel plans; with our day of travel from Vancouver to Boston via Toronto. Our flight from Vancouver to Toronto was delayed first by 2 hours, then by 3, and then by 4, meaning we would not be making our connecting flight from Toronto to Boston. Apparently,… More