#del's

my magnum opus

07/05/22 - Newport, RI - THE CLIFF WALK - If you want to see old ocean front mansions from the 'Gilded Age', do the 3.5 mile Newport Cliff Walk: a National Recreation Trail in a National Historic District that provides public access to private oceanfront property as long as you stay on the trail. Even on a cloudy and dreary day like today, the rocky ocean shore scenery, wide variety of wild flowers and of course, the old mansions are still a sight to see. If we had to do it over again, I think a better way to see the old mansions would be from a boat where you would have much better sight lines over some of the high fences and hedges that obscured many of the mansions from public view. For some reason, the free trolley that was supposed to take us back to where we started, was full every time it passed us by so we got the added bonus of walking through more neighborhoods with big estates: just not on the water. Clearly, lots of old money here. Later, at the recommendation from Weatherman, a friend we met while hiking the Appalachian Trail who grew up in this area, we had a great seafood lunch at Blounts in nearby Warren and a Del's lemonade for dessert. We drew the line at coffee milk: way too much sugar. All in all, we had a great experience seeing Rhode Island. Here's to building more memories.

I sure wish I could visit Del’s and offer my appreciation…but this is just a dumb ol’ T-Mobile store now.

Del’s lemonade stand - Narragansett town beach

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut with cup of Del’s Frozen Lemonade. Cover by Carin Goldberg.

Can’t go to New England and not get Del’s