Honkin big sea glass, seaside cliffs and cairns, oh my!

This past Saturday we took our annual (this is our second year and we plan to do it again next year, so that makes it "annual" now right?) trip out to Block Island, RI with the motorcycles.

A gorgeous day riding around the island and stopping at the beaches to wade, look for sea glass and relax.

I was lucky enough to find the first piece of glass

We stopped at the breath taking Mohegan Bluffs on the south side of the island

In the 16th century the island natives, the Niantic chased the invading Mohegan tribe off the bluffs, nearly 200 feet to their deaths. Climbing up and down the bluffs today is made possible by way of a 144 step staircase built into the side.

At the base of the bluffs, there are cairns (man made rock stack formations) everywhere.

Some were simply amazing.

Then on the west side of the island I found an uber piece of turquoise. And at the exact moment that I yelled out to Ed to come look at the color I found he calls out to me "does it look anything like this?" and walks up behind me with a teal chunk (and I do mean chunk) of insulator glass.

Holy freakin smokes! There's a reason I married this guy. This just might be it.

We win for the best glass found this weekend. ;)

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Another glorious day

at the beach with the family. This is Roger Wheeler Beach in Narragansett, RI. The spouse is on vacation this week, so I hope to be seeing a lot of this. Ahhhhhhh, it was such a nice day.

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What could be better

Than a day at the beach building sand castles and jumping in waves?

Sorry I've been so scarce, we've been doing as much of this as we possibly can!

Hope you are enjoying your summer as well!

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Daytripping. Two sisters, their guys and their bikes on a tour of The Block.

Block Island, RI. A tiny gem of an island hidden away in RI waters.



Meegan and Jay

This is what you resort to for a hair style after several hours in a motorcycle helmet

The Southeast Light



A private residence just beyond the lighthouse

The Mohegan Bluffs






The tide was level with this old pier

Turquoise green waters

What I'd do for one of these houses...


Toes in the water, toes in the sand

Back in town



Hydrangeas of purple, magenta, blue and white dominate the landscape

Two contented and tired souls just about ready to head home

Our lady awaits us

In the queue

Pulling out of the harbor




That's one happy dude

The wave runners chase the ferry home



Some fresh caught local lobsters picked up back on the mainland make for a lovely end to a perfect day

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