New England Shore Trekkers Ferry from Scenic Block Island to Newport, RI

This morning Julie made us a special breakfast. We had sausage, turkey bacon, and scrambled eggs.

 Then we had to pack our bags and gear at the camp before we went on the ferry to Newport. We had to be on the ferry for 11:15 but before we got on we had time to go out and walk along the jetty and see the port area one last time. There were TVs on the ferry, but most of us slept for the hour ride.

We arrived at Newport around 12:30 and biked to Stop and Shop to get lunch and dinner for the night. I was the group leader for the day, guiding us there with no trouble at all. We went through some neighborhoods with historic houses from the 1700's on the way.

After grabbing lunch from the supermarket we stopped and ate our cold cuts in the shade near a baseball field we rode past. Then we headed to Melville campgrounds in Portsmouth where we will be for two nights. The ride there was all along the water. They have nice showers at this campground, as well as a basketball court! Everyone was excited about the showers. For dinner we had rice, peas, and chicken fajitas and it was the best meal I've had on this trip so far. Tomorrow we head back down
to Newport to tour the mansions and explore the town.
-written by Trekker Tyler