Block Island

(Amy) Dave and I feel like we spent two days in heaven while we were on Block Island Monday and Tuesday.  We went as a late celebration of our first anniversary and had a blast!  Here's the rundown of what we did while we were there:

We ferried ourselves and our bikes out and arrived at Block Island at 9:00 AM Monday morning.  We first checked in at our place (The Seacrest Inn) and then hopped on our bikes and headed to the beautiful Southeast Lighthouse.   

We rode our bikes a little further to a lookout with some steps down to another beautiful place....

.....The Mohegan Bluffs.

There also was a fantastic beach there with beautiful sand; Dave and I set up our towels and relaxed here.

We both did some reading and I also did a little napping in the warm sun.

Dave also got in the ocean and was able to do a little body surfing.  Such a fun spot!

We just rode our bikes around without any agenda and saw a lot of fun houses, the island's cemetery, and the Block Island State Airport.   They have a fun diner there.  Several people (and some dogs) were passing the time watching the small airplanes take off and land!

We loved the salt water taffy we bought at this place so much that the next day we made a special trip back to get some more! 

We rode our bikes to several smaller beaches.  We were the only people at this one, it was so peaceful.

We did some more reading and this time Dave took a nap!

In the evening we went downtown and did some shopping and had a delicious dinner topped off with dessert at The Ice Cream Place.  Back at our hotel we watched Pride and Prejudice together before calling it a night.  Talk about a perfect day!

Tuesday morning we rode our bikes to the northern tip of the island to see North Shore Lighthouse.  The island ends in a sandbar where the waves crash from both directions.  Check out the video below to see how amazing this place was!

I really like this picture of Dave standing at the junction of the waves.

We took a moment to stop at this labyrinth, which you are supposed to walk through and contemplate your journey here on earth.  Kind of a random thing, but it was interesting and neat.

Another beautiful beach, we're pretty sure this was Scotch Beach.  It was very picturesque here and the water was beautiful.  We both got in the water and read and relaxed on the beach some more.

We ate lunch at this great place called The Oar.  The place is decorated with oars all over the ceiling and walls.  They have great food too!

I loved the beautiful homes that we saw.  The stone fences were striking.   Can you imagine living in a place like this?

Before we left, we had to stop at the Cheesecake Castle to have some of their made-from-scratch treats.


 

We had chocolate chip and raspberry lemonade cheesecake. A perfect way to end our stay at Block Island.


 

Here's a parting shot of downtown Block Island from the ferry as we were leaving. We definitely will make the effort to come back to Block Island in the future!