Our Goal...

Our goal for our weekend getaway was to make everyone think that we were on our honeymoon. I don't know what it is about newlyweds (excessive PDA probably!), but everyone just knows that you are on your honeymoon. I remember when we were on our honeymoon, it seemed like every other person was offering to take our picture. Alas, we weren't exactly able to recreate that, but we did make some great memories!

After a relaxing evening at the Providence Biltmore, we headed down towards Newport, stopping on the way for some miniature golf. They had this gas powered volcano that went off once an hour--it really caught us off guard the first time, but an hour later we were ready to snap a photo!

Here's Jared goofing around inside the volcano. He spent the time waiting for folks ahead of us by making crazy putts.

I had a chance to relax and look at a magazine while Jared enjoyed the driving range.

Jared and I on the Adirondack II. It was a really fun cruise and we were able to see a lot of Narragansett Bay.

Apparently I was enthralled with the crew raising the sails! I was glad we were just along for the ride--sailing is hard work!

Here's Chevy Chase's little dingy. Actually, it's enormous. The boat towards the back is your average speed boat, for scale. We both wondered how often he actually takes the boat out...

Clingstone, the House on the Rocks near the mouth of Narragansett Bay was built in 1902-1905 by Lovering Wharton, whose family summer home had been condemned in order to build Fort Wetherill. Three and a half stories tall and built for rough weather, Clingstone was damaged badly by a hurricane in 1938 and sat wrecked and forlorn for decades. In 1961 architect Henry Wood and his first wife, Joan bought the place as a renovation project for $3600. The place was a mess. All 65 windows were smashed and the roof was torn open. The house was far more than the couple could handle alone and friends, collegues and new aquaintances were recruited to help. Today you can rent the house for a huge fee. To learn lots more about this house and its history, check out this New York Times story.

There were many America's Cup 12m boats out for a sail. Apparently you can pay a heap of money to work your bum off sailing one of these beauties. Jared was wishing we could have done that, but I was just happy to take in the sights!

Castle Hill was built by marine biologist, Alexander Agassiz, in 1874 as a summerhouse. Today it is an inn, busy hosting weddings and other fabulous functions. To learn more about the inn and its history, click here.

This structure, designed by the young Jackie Kennedy, is part of Hammersmith Farm, her family's summer home on the bay. Jackie designed the building as a gift to her mother to use as an art studio. In the end, the top floor was used as a studio and the remainder of the house was used as a giant playhouse for Jackie! I think her playhouse is quite a bit bigger than our whole apartment!

I hope you enjoyed seeing a few of the sights with us. Anytime you feel like visiting, Newport is just over an hour away!