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Our second day in Newport dawned bright, sunny and of course… windy. Not breezy mind you, but knock you off your feet gusts. It took some getting used to.
Seeing as our resort (blue dot) was right across from Goat Island, a drive over there was our first stop.
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Goat Island is small, and so is their lighthouse.
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Since the wind felt hurricane force, we opted to enjoy it from the car.
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The lighthouse is a popular wedding destination as it sits on the end of the giant Newport Harbor resort that takes up half the island.
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(Internet photo, I didn’t suddenly sprout wings.)
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The other side of the island is a private gated community so we opted to walk along the marina instead.
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You’re never very far from water in Newport and it’s all about sailing here.
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The masts are sky high and hella impressive.
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Back across the bridge we headed for Ocean Drive, a scenic byway that loops along the shore at the bottom of Newport.
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We found geese on walls.
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Geese on lawns.
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And geese in the air, flying by some stunning waterfront homes.
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The rugged shore is very like ours in Maine.
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And like Maine, the wealthy build their homes in the best spots.
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And while I never thought anyone could beat the amount of stone in my fair state…
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Rhode Island can certainly give us a run for our money.
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River's world..... 
Wow, those homes are impressive, and mega expensive I think. Being a landlocked Texas girl I long to see the east coast sometime, it’s on my bucket list. The ocean calls me, but then I remember the movie Jaws and think, nah I’m good, lol.
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The wealthy do like their waterfront property…
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Can’t blame them.
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No, but I can envy them and hate them a little.
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Ditto.
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Our Chichen Itza tour guide told us how even in Mayan civilization, the poor were inland, the rich were close to the water, and the richest of the rich built right on the shoreline.
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Some things never change….
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Talk about trickle-down economics.
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Fabulous photos. I can’t believe how gorgeous those homes are. So different than our architecture in Palm Springs or Arizona.
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And they were everywhere, not just a few neighborhoods.
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It looks so historic. I’d love to do home tours.
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We did 3.
Stay tuned.
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Oh boy!
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When I think of RI my mind doesn’t immediately go to geese, but obviously they are there. Among the old buildings.
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We probably just hit it at migration time, but still. It was goose grand central station.
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Oh, to have an oceanfront home: That’s the bomb!
I feel like you guys had a vacation last year (or the year before?) and it was also very windy. Yes? No? South Carolina?
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Edisto Island, below Charleston. We were right on the beach and it was hella windy there too.
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