With three full days in Rhode Island, I was a bit disappointed to have it rain one of those days. My son’s job had moved him to Newport, RI, and he and his wife live in a townhouse in Portsmouth, just north of Newport on Aquidneck Island. I changed flights from Denver through O’Hare airport in Chicago. There was a light show along the moving stairway between gates.
I arrived in New England just in time to catch the end of the fall colors. I’ve missed those reds and oranges!
Luckily, the rain waited until later in the day. We had time for a morning walk to the beach. Hello, Atlantic Ocean! Actually it’s Easton Bay, I was corrected, but it’s all connected. The sky and sea were slightly different shades of gray, but the sounds of the waves, smell of the sea air, and songs of the shore birds were welcoming.
When I planned this trip, I checked online to see what attractions were in the area. To my surprise, there was a blast from my past! Bond’s Ice Cream in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was not far from the Newark neighborhood where I grew up. Bond’s was the home of the Awful Awful, a thick milk shake we all loved. If you drank three, you got a free one and your name etched onto a plaque on the wall. Of course, I could only ever drink one. My cousin and I rollerskated there for an Awful Awful more than once. Bond’s went out of business years ago, but Newport Creamery, just down the street from my kids, had bought the rights. What a treat to have one after all these years – so tasty! It brought back so many memories. My son loved it too, starting a new tradition.
Check back for a day each in Providence and Newport.
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The Awful Awful sounds familiar. I guess I must have known about it years ago. But I’m fairly sure I never had one. It’s great that you crossed paths with it once again.
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How nice that you could visit with your son and his wife for a couple of days! Next time you are in Newark, let us know. We are about a half hour away.
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