A cool gloomy day has dawned with a top of 14 degrees forecast..... a perfect day for an exploratory walk around Providence. Once away from the bus terminal where many dodgy people hang out, we notice that the battle against obesity here seems to be winning here with the majority of children & young adults being very slim. Australia is always about 10 or more years behind the US so we have hope yet. We quickly pick up a green line painted on the footpath. Th...

The city of Providence is like any other city & we intend to explore the historical sites tomorrow, but today because the sun is shining we are off to explore the surrounding towns of tiny Rhode Island and into Massachussets which surrounds Rhode Island on 2 sides. The GPS is set to avoid to the motorways which are a bit scary and off we set northward. We stumble along the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. As we pull up in the River Bend Farm Vi...

It is a beautiful sunny day so we decide to go to Newport by bus so that Brad can have a rest from driving. Almost outside our door is the bus to the middle of Providence to the bus station, then from there we catch a bus to Newport - a 70 minute trip. For $6 each, we buy a day pass which is pretty good value considering the distance we will cover today by bus. Newport is extremely busy considering the summer season is over and with that, the ferries no longer br...

We bid our farewells to Wainwright Inn and Marija who has thoroughly spoiled us over the last 4 days with her delicious breakfasts and super comfy accommodation. It is another lovely day as we travel south & east into Connecticut & Rhode Island. Along the way we stop at Deep River and for the first time we find a roadside rotunda erected by Rotary in a very pretty setting specifically for the use by visitors. The trees in the park here are the most glorio...