Since Block Island......

We left Block Island and headed for a few day to Newport, RI to reprovision and sight see but mostly we resolved our raydome issue.  By the time it was all repaired it was time for me to go back to Florida for some maintenance on me and our yard.  We headed across Narragansett Bay to East Greenwich to be closer to the airport in Providence.  It wasn't a long stay on either end of my trip but it was a super nice place to visit.  We both wish we had more time to see the town.  It is like most coastal towns it dates back to well before the Revolutionary War.  We even watched the drum and fife corp of the Kensington Guards practice. Everyone we met were so friendly and helpful.  While I was away David sailed all around the area visiting places that we wouldn't have time to see together and scoped out some of the places I wanted to visit as well.  Once I was back on board, we headed to one of his stops, Hog Island.  This is a small, private island with no bridges to it so all residents rely on boats.  Most of the houses are for summer use only but there is a small contingent of year round residents.  David met a lady on his previous visit who gave him a brief history of the island.  It looked quite picturesque from the water.

This large place appeared to be a clubhouse for the islanders. It's unique
architecture had us wondering what the story behind it really was.

The lawn area was quite massive.  Everyone seems to get around on golf
carts and they were zooming around the grounds.

The boathouse for the club is massive and mostly stone. There was a lot of
activity around the boathouse and adjoining docks.  It was fun to watch
kids of all ages out enjoying their summer vacation. 

A closeup detail reveals ornate openings into the boat storage area.

Some of the houses of Hog Island.

And more houses.  Most of them had a private dock or shared one with a
neighbor.  Makes sense since the only way out there was by boat.  There
wasn't any ferry service so small runabouts were the norm.

The Mt. Hope bridge runs from the Bristol peninsula over to one of the
other major islands.

The sailing camp from Bristol used a crook in Hog Island as a
destination for their young students.

There were many classic Hereschoff designed boats, some of them originals.
You can see all the students with their instructor.