I wanted my weekend to be described with B words, but I could not leave out the Polo since it was one of the events. So I am sorry that it ruined the flow :)
We cruised out to Newport for a couple of days. RI is not far away from us, but it really feels like you are getting away. It is definitely a more New Englandy crowd out there. This is the first time we were out there that we made a bigger effort to try out some touristy events. We did miss Pirate fest,so we did not partake in everything.
It was hot on Sat, so we hit the beach for a while. The water was less than 60, so nothing more than our feet made it in. They have nice beaches surrounded by rocky hills. We attended our first Polo match, but the price was reasonable since the Rotary club was using it as their fundraiser. It was pretty cool to see the horses, the venue, and the play. The atmosphere was fun, and people were tailgating and sitting on blankets. At half time, many of the spectators went on the field to fix divots. Then people were playing Frisbee, football, and soccer on the field. The players would haul ass on the horses, and they could change direction really fast. The ref was bucked off his horse at one point.
Yesterday, we got up early and went birdwatching at a preserve with a bunch of bird geeks. They were friendly, unlike the super bird expert at our local preserve (we were asking about a bird we saw, and he gruffly asked us if we were birders). Anywhoo, my favorite viewings for the day were a Green Heron and the Bobolink
The Bobolink had a call like, "I'm heeeere!" followed by a bunch of R2D2 chirping. Then we did a brick workout, took showers at the Y (we were checked out of our hotel), and took a sail on a schooner to finish the trip. The boat was really cool, and you can not go to Newport without sailing at least once. The people on the boat were really slamming the Champagne, so we may have been the most sedate couple there. There were a bunch of women hitting heavily on one particular crew member.
4 comments:
Mr W's outfit is dangerously close to having a "chip" outfit on. Probably necessary for the Polo escapade.
-P
what is so "chip" about his outfit? He was just wearing a fleece, cargo shorts, and a baseball cap.
Looks like a cool sail and weekend - didja hoist the sails?
A
We sat around drinking on the boat. I have never seen so many bottles of champagne passed around.
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