Day 2.2 Rhode Island continued

After lunch at the oldest restaurant in America we headed for the Cliff Walk in Newport.  Everyone was still tired from our day in Concord so there may have been a few fits here and there.

Like, maybe someone's mom made them sit on a ledge for a picture when someone clearly didn't want to sit on a ledge, especially for a picture.

Maybe it was because they saw frightening signs like this all over the place:

Maybe some people don't enjoy the ocean, cliffs, and historic mansions all wrapped up in the same beautiful place.

As you can see I had a great time.

Along the cliff walk there are signs that say "Stay off private property."  We weren't sure how we would be able to tell if it was a private or public estate.

Then we saw this sign that cleared it all up:

Private estates have high fences, barbed wire, and warnings of a "Bad Dog!" Cleared up any confusion we had.

(This is a private estate. I put my camera in between the fence bars, I bet the owners liked that.)

Below is the back of the Vanderbilt's summer home "The Breakers."  This home is open to the public for tours.  We had been to the Vanderbilt's winter home in North Carolina so it was exciting to see the summer home. Or very depressing, since we only have one year long home that could fit inside 1/10 of their driveway. Just depends on your perspective.

I have wanted to see the Newport Mansions for a long time, it was very exciting.  Now I just need to go back there with no children so I can go inside all the public homes that are available for tours. That is my next life goal.