Today was a short day. We only covered ten miles, but there was really no other acceptable way to try to traverse Providence, RI. Dad was pretty tired after Day 2, and the next really viable hotel was a Hilton Garden Inn on India Point in Providence, RI. I say viable hotel because after that one, there was hostel that Dad wasn’t interested in exploring and a $250/night Marriott at the twelve mile point.
Beyond that, believe it or not, there was basically nothing until the eighteen mile point near Smithfield, RI. Dad didn’t think he was up to an eighteen mile day, so we had very limited options.
Long story long, we decided that the best course of action was to stop the day at the ten mile point and have two relatively short days in a row. After that, we’re probably finally going to be into the camping, and frankly I’m looking forward to starting that part of the journey. It’ll be nice not being tied to a specific location.
One of the upside of a short day, is that I feel pretty good. It’ll be good to get a little rest over today and tomorrow, but overall, my body seems to be holding up and adjusting to the pack quite well.
We entered Rhode Island from Massachusetts today, and we’ll probably be in the state for at least a couple of more days.
We wrapped up the day relatively early at four in the afternoon, but just before we got to the hotel, we crossed the Seekonk River. Brown University had there crew house just below us, and there were good views over the harbor area south of Providence along the Providence River and the northern part of the Narragansett Bay.
View down the Seekonk River Looking Into Providence Harbor
It’s been a productive three days, but I’m looking forward to getting out of the city and starting to camp.
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