From Cape Cod to Newport Rhode Island

We left our Band B quite sharp at about 9.30.. and took a gentle route to Newport we did to want to rush and I wanted to go to the workshop of Keith Fenner  Turn Wright Machine Shop which was at Dennis  on the other side of the Cape. I met Keith and came away with a couple of stickers.. I have followed his videos for a while and have learnt lots of techniques form him via u tube.

Travelling the A roads as opposed to the free ways and interstate you see a slightly different side of things development  of shops stores  are all along the roads  in fact it is quite hard to notice where one  begins and the other ends. We stopped for coffee in a new mall outlet which was a strange experience the place was very quiet, all the normal shops but very few shoppers.

We reached Newport at about 4.30 and  met our host for the B and B the room was right on the waters edge we were perhaps 40 feet from the river its setting was excellent. However the room was spartan and there was no method of making a drink and if we could there were no cups. We later found out there was no internet either. Julie was not impressed with the cleanliness of the place and we discovered later that the sheets on the bed  felt damp. Also on the negative side they are working on the main  bridge which is about two miles away, but sounds carry over the water and the noise was terrific.

We walked in to town  had a cup of tea in a cafe and managed to get internet. this enabled me to make an appointment to meet with Peter Nunes the next day  we walked along the main street for a mile or so and bought a small amount of supplies  milk and beers, We had tea in Willys authentic burgers, the service was appalling and the food very very average. this was our worst meal so far.

Wandered back to the B and B had a beer sitting on  chairs right next to the river, while were were there we kept seeing a  small rabbit, it did not seem particularly bothers about us and seemed to  survive  there happily.