April 23rd 2017: More Daffodils in Rhode Island

It turned out to be sunny today, so we decided on the fly to go find more daffodils, which we did at the Blithewold Mansion in Bristol RI, although I had initially thought the gardens were free to the public, but they were not during normal operating hours. Thankfully the house

and the flowers,

along with the views of Bristol Harbor,

were beautiful today, and the daffodils were definitely a better sight than they were in Connecticut yesterday.

From here, it was on

Mill Pond, 60 Poppasquash Road

Bristol Town Beach

to Colt State Park, where the views of the sea were pretty amazing today.

From here, we headed into Barrington RI,

County Road Bridge, 97 County Road

St. John's Episcopal Church

17 Lorraine Street

Echo Lake, 90 South Lake Drive

Barrington Congregational Church

having our first meal at Crepelicious, a cafe specializing in crepes in town.

We got the Vanilla Crepe Cake

and the French Toast Crepe (mascarpone, cinnamon, sugar, strawberries, maple syrup),

and after enjoying them so much, we decided to try the Green Tea Crepe Cake as well,

Unfortunately, it was a bit of a disappointment as there was too much matcha in it. Overall though, pretty good crepes at this place.

We headed next to check out Barrington Beach,

a nice beach from which one can see Conimicut Light in Warwick RI in the distance.

We also went to check out Nayatt Point Light, which is now a private residence,

from which one can see Conimicut Light much closer as well.

With that, we headed into Providence RI,

Reverend Monseigneur Galliano J. Cavallaro Statue,
Atwells Avenue and Dean Street

for a meal at Don Jose Tequilas, a pretty nice Mexican place in town.

We got the Jorocho (black bean soup with avocado)

and the Borrego a la Barbacoa (Tender pieces of leg of lamb slowly cooked in a Guajillo sauce, served w/ rice, beans, corn tortillas, & Pico de Gallo)

The soup was pretty good, as was the tender lamb with the sauce. Not bad a meal at all. Would not mind coming back again.

Our last meal of the day was back in Massachusetts, at Jalapeno's Grill in Bellingham, another Mexican place.

We got the Roasted Corn

and the Costillas De Puerco (Roasted baby back pork ribs cooked for 5 hours in pasilla, ancho, chipotle sauce with onions, cilantro and Sol beer. Topped with tangy Barbacoa (BBQ) chipotle sauce. Served with Mexican rice and vegetable of the day).

The corn was pretty tasty, but the ribs were a little dry and did not have enough sauce. Not coming back here again. With that, a weekend of enjoying daffodils was finally at an end.