Arrived in Rhode Island to not so nice weather but happy to see our good friends, Linda and Ron. We have missed them so much since they left Colorado to come home and take care of their moms. We went out to dinner at the Wharf Tavern, where once again the pups were a huge hit with the staff.

The weather the next day was really nice, so we headed into Newport to see the sites. We drove down Belleview Avenue which has all of the beautiful and very extravagant mansions from the 1940s. It is an absolutely beautiful drive and ends up going around the bay.

One of the beautiful mansions

 We stopped in downtown Newport to check out some little shops we really like. After shopping, or in my case, non-shopping, we decided to go to Fort Adams for a visit.

This is a really beautiful area and is part of the area known as "the sailing capital of the world. For a reason! There are hundreds of boats, sail and motor, big and small. There were a load of workers who were cleaning up after the huge Volvo sailboat race the Saturday before. I stopped a policeman to ask him if we could walk in. He said I could, IF I told him the names of my dogs! So, of course I did, and he had to spend some time telling them how wonderful they are.

It was a bit of a mess down where the race was held. Hundreds of people attend this event and leave quite a mess behind.

Sailboats at Newport.

Stopped at Salt Water on their waterside patio for a quick lunch. Guy had a bowl of clam chowder that was so prettily displayed, he almost didn't want to eat it. But he did! 

Two ladies at an adjacent table were so taken with the dogs. They kept looking over and talking about them. They could not believe how well behaved they were. They asked the waitress to ask us if they could send over a chicken breast for the dogs and of course we said yes! Shortly after, a little packaged up chicken breast was placed on our table. The dogs got to eat it after lunch and outside of the restaurant, and thought they had died and gone to heaven. They usually get one fry or piece of bread each after we eat. Outside the restaurant of course.

Linda and I went shopping the next day and then we had all had a wonderful late lunch of lobsters and shrimp on her beautiful front porch. None for the pups but they loved hanging out on Linda and Ron's huge wooden front porch with views of the river. What a nice day! 

Next day, it poured all day. Good day to catch up on laundry and computer stuff. Leaving tomorrow for Verona, NY. Will miss our friends but will see Linda in July and August so not all is lost.