Visiting the island next month and looking for a restaurant for dinner that has a good view, bar seating, great food, and within walking distance from the National Hotel. I looked at a number of places listed on the BI info website but could use some local insight.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA.
For all the Star Wars fans…Waited for the second sun to come up, to no avail
Took the 8:10 ferry off the island last night and after getting in my uber I realized I left a small LV clutch which contained a maroon Gucci wallet on the ferry. My uber wouldn’t turn around…. called ferry services they are saying they don’t have it but no one has used any of my cards so — maybe a Good Samaritan found it and is trying to get it back to me? I never do dumb stuff like leaving items behind and I had just recently treated myself to that new wallet after a particularly rough year so, I feel like a complete idiot …. Praying there’s a good person out there and thought this might be worth a shot
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Male, female and juvenile hanging out with a bunch of Canada geese on Trims Pond across from BIMI
Anyone here right now doing anything differently because of the wildfire smoke and air quality? I'm here with my two young kids (both under six), trying to decide what to do tonight. I can't imagine the air quality in our rental house is much better than it is outside, but I'm hesitant to follow through with our plan to bring them to the beach down at the Bluffs this evening to explore. Any thoughts?
I've never been to Block, even after living less than a mile from the ferry in PJ while at URI. Finally planning a day trip in the coming weeks, and then an actual vacation in September/October ish. Looking for any general advice/tips you'd like to share, and also answers to some questions.
Is it doable to spend the day there with no transportation; not bringing a car or bike, not renting a bike or moped? I don't really imagine that we'll be looking to do much exploring on our day trip, with it being more of a beach day, but are taxis readily available if we wish to take one? And how much, approximately, would a taxi cost?
What beach should we go to? I know people won't want to give up their hidden gems, but out of the popular ones, which is the best? I hear mixed things about Ballard's. We're thinking that it'd just be the easiest option, because we probably wouldn't take beach chairs on the ferry, and renting either chairs or an umbrella seems like a good solution. And, being near a bar is definitely a bonus. Are you able to go to the beach at Ballard's without a rental? Are there other bars on the beach you'd recommend instead? We're planning for a weekday, so we don't need to account for the crowds as much.
Best spots for coffee/lunch/souviners/etc on the island. I know there's a limited number of shops and restaurants, but I'd love to hear a concise list of recommendations.
Thanks for reading this far, and for whatever insight you have for me! (Can you tell I'm chronically Type A???)
I'm bringing my truck to Block Island for the Tuna tournament the 20th-24th and was wondering if anyone knows where I could park it for 4 days on the island. Ive never been on the island with a vehicle before so any advice would be greatly appreciated