August 20 through October 30, 2014 - Great to be back in the Newport, Rhode Island area where we lived for 13 years and where the kids were born. It's been 2 months into our journey and we have traveled close to 9,000 miles. We knew the first two months were going to be a push and we greatly appreciate being in
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| Sunset at Campground |
one place for a while. Most of our Newport stay was spent at Melville Ponds Campground in Portsmouth about 20 minutes north of downtown Newport. This small woodsy campground was sparsely populated and our site was quiet and private. John spent much of the time working at the Naval War College, doing research for his Stategic Studies Group project
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| Cliff Walk, Newport Rhode Island |
where he was Deputy Director for 17 years in the 1980's and 1990's. We checked out our old house at 127 Rhode Island Avenue, Newport Hospital where the kids were born and Debra caught up with old friends, family and Baxter S., a fellow financial advisor at her old Ameriprise Financial Services office on Broadway in Newport.
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| Debra and Marcia |
An hour away is Westerly, RI where construction of our condo will hopefully begin soon! Framing of the first building is about done (our condo will be in the second building) and it was exciting to walk around in the unit with our floor plan and see our ocean view. Hoping for Spring 2016 occupancy. (Update as of 12/22/14 the foundation for our building and the club house is finally underway!) We chose Westerly to settle for several reasons. Primarily to be closer to Debra's family and live in a beach community with walking or biking access to kayaking, hiking, clamming, fishing, restaurants and small town cultural events. As retired Navy people, being half way between Groton Submarine Base and Newport Naval Base facilities is also a bonus. Debra and Virginia friend Marcia enjoy lunch on Misquamicut Beach on a grey but warm fall day. When you come to visit, hope you like long walks on the beach!
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| Misquamicut Beach, Westerly RI |
