Block Island, RI

We left Bristol early on Friday, September 13 to take advantage of the beautiful weather and the chance to have more time on Block Island, our destination for the day.  We left by 7 a.m. and cruised down Narragansett Bay with its never-ending seaside homes.  Arriving in Port Judith we stopped for fuel. We docked right next to the famous fishing vessel, the Hannah Boden, which was Linda Greenlaw’s swordfish boat depicted in the movie, The Perfect Storm. We had recently rewatched the movie, so this discovery was very timely for us.

It was a great day for cruising and we arrived at Block Island by 12:50.  We took a mooring in the large harbor and we were happy to see that it wasn’t crowded though there were still plenty of boats there.  During the summer, by all accounts, the harbor is packed full of boats, many of them rafted to each other.  We prefer visiting these nearby islands in the off season. 

I worked on my Spanish homework awhile before we dinghied in to shore to explore.  Unfortunately, halfway through our passage, the engine stalled out and Jonny couldn’t restart it.  He started to row back to Zendo but a nearby boater kindly offered to tow us back with his dinghy. Upon our return, Jonny proceeded to troubleshoot the problem. He changed a piece on the gas line and it ran better.  We got back in and rode into shore where we walked around this side of the island which is near the harbor where pleasure craft like ours are anchored. Then we walked across the island to the other side where the ferry from New London docks.  That side had more shops and restaurants and was a bit busier.

We thought we might stop for a beer at one of the restaurants that were clustered by each of the three docks where boats like ours were docked. But we decided just to go back to Zendo instead.

There we had a delicious dinner of grilled swordfish and a very good new recipe of patty pan squash made with a salsa of parsley, anchovies and garlic. Yum!

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That evening we took it easy with Jonny reading and me watching a couple of episodes of Emily in Paris. Next stop is Stonington, CT where we’ll be meeting Susan, another high school friend of Lynn’s, and her husband Ralph for dinner.