From: casarollnotes.blogspot.com
Tim and Linda Bunyan
8/29
Tuesday – day drive to:
NEWPORT,
Rhode Island (Day Trip)
Sakonnet River Bridge to access Portsmouth,
Middletown, and Newport to the south.
Walked from Visitor’s Center thru Newport
Harbor. and then drove on along
Just off America’s Cup Avenue, we walked on the
Thames Street along the Wharf.
We entered the front office and headquarters for the:
Thames Street along the Wharf.
We entered the front office and headquarters for the:
IYRS:
International Yacht Restoration
School.
The International Yacht Restoration Institute prepares students to enter a global maker & manufacturing workforce.
The art and science of making, building, restoring & maintaining to gain knowledge using their hands and technology they have the power to build almost anything. 3-acre campus overlooking Newport harbor.
Internationally recognized 1993 waterfront the campus in the heart of Newport, RI: Restoration Hall, The Brooks Building, and the Aquidneck Mill Building.
Restoration of the Coronet at the IYRS.
Since 1995 on the campus of the IYRS
in Newport, this 1885 sailing vessel is being restored.
Open to public and be visited on the IYRS campus.
in Newport, this 1885 sailing vessel is being restored.
Open to public and be visited on the IYRS campus.
First launched in 1885, this elegant sailing yacht is for
crossing the ocean in style. Marble
staircase, stained glass doors, mahogany paneled staterooms, and a piano in the
main salon. 131’ schooner by William Townsend & built for Rufus T. Bush by the C. & R Poillon shipyard in Brooklyn. NY Times wrote: The Coronet placed first in 1887 for a victorious, transatlantic race against the yacht Dauntless.
Luxury powerboats boats of Newport:
Hinckley Luxury Yachts
The Black Pearl at exclusive Bowen’s Wharf.com [for
festivals] (anchor of Newport) open-air, mid mall eatery with umbrellas drew a
line. We crossed over a couple of blocks
to The Red Parrot. A large assorted menu
with Tim's choice of coconut shrimp wrap and I had lobster quesadilla, of course.
Drive to:
Narragansett Bay to the location of the
Newport Jazz Festival at:
Fort Adams State Park {Home of the Newport Jazz Festival}
America’s largest coastal fortification.
Even tho a light rainfall began, we watched the sailboats and their eager crew in the Harbor.
Many other vessels:
A large cargo ship filled with automobiles (all enclosed) passed by Narragansett Bay.
The ferry jetted by at full speed conquering all by time.
Yachts were lined up around shore and one anchored outside of the Harbor.
We walked Newport Harbor seaside city on Aquidneck Island founded in 1639.
Newport Jazz Festival at:
Fort Adams State Park {Home of the Newport Jazz Festival}
America’s largest coastal fortification.
Even tho a light rainfall began, we watched the sailboats and their eager crew in the Harbor.
Many other vessels:
A large cargo ship filled with automobiles (all enclosed) passed by Narragansett Bay.
The ferry jetted by at full speed conquering all by time.
Yachts were lined up around shore and one anchored outside of the Harbor.
We walked Newport Harbor seaside city on Aquidneck Island founded in 1639.
www.historicToursofNewport.com
NOTE: Brown University in Providence, RI: One-hour
North (Jeff’s friend attending Brown-with interest in Rowing.)
VISITED THE VANDERBILTS
VISITED THE VANDERBILTS
Mansions: www.Newport.Mansions.org
The Breakers
(1895) 44 Ochre Point Avenue most palatial summer residence National Historic
Landmark. Built for Cornelius Vanderbilt
II.
Italian Renaissance with 70 rooms and 138,000 sq. ft.
Italian Renaissance with 70 rooms and 138,000 sq. ft.
Marble House
(1892) 596 Bellevue Avenue Build for Alva Vanderbilt designed with architect
modeled after the Petit Trianon at Versailles with 5000,000 cu ft. of marble.
National Historic Landmark.
The view from the
Vanderbilt beach house
