Day 230 – Stamp Act Protest

Happy Saturday! The day started nice and early as Vinny and I were up and on our deck watching the sun rise, coffee in hand. Later in the morning, I was able to go for a nice long walk with Jen (she’s back from AZ- yay!!) and we stopped for coffee/juice and also walked the ocean cliff walk. The sun was out and bright, the air was warm but breezy and amazing.

Afterwards, Elijah was off with all his friends and we went out to go see the 250^th Anniversary Stamp Act Reenactment in a nearby park. I have never been to anything like this before. When we lived in NC they used to have Civil War reenactments but we never went, so I wanted to stop by and see what this was all about for my intention. Newport is actually steeped in colonial history. There are hundreds of 18^th century buildings that make this city a unique tourist spot.

Anyhow, we went to the park nestled right in the center of this busy, bustling town. There was plenty of tree shade and the ocean breeze felt perfect. They had 6 living history stations to demonstrate activities that would have been common in the 18^th century Newport. They had modern hors d’oeuvres and tea available as well. There was a reenactment of the protest and the party was to start after (we didn’t stay through the entire thing- it spanned over 4 hours). Either way, it was a unique intention and I was glad to go.

We wandered around town afterwards and even enjoyed a live outdoor concert at Long Wharf and did a little shopping while we were out and about. Today was a good day (and it’s only half over). Cheers to the weekend!! #HGAL