A Tranquil Night at the Beach in Photos

Panormaic View of Narraganett Coast, Rhode Island

Narragansett Coast of Rhode Island Behind a Clam Shack

Dark and Clear Skies off Narragansett Coast 

Sand at Galilee Beach, Rhode Island

The View from the Pier in Galilee (Narragansett, RI)

It was another wake that brought me to the coast of Narragansett  last night and I thought I would take a ride to view the beautiful scenery of the beaches. It was very tranquil with few people around. The weather was cloudy and rainy away from the coast so many people did not venture out to the beaches. 

Have you been to visit the beaches or coastline in your area yet or do you wait for warmer weather in June to enjoy them?

Which photo is your favorite view? My favorite photograph is the last one off the coast of Galilee, a fishing village in Rhode Island. 

Views from the Island of Jamestown

I took a little trip to the island of Jamestown as July is quickly coming to an end. It normally is a 35 minute ride but with traffic it was around an hour today.

You may have remembered last year's views of the tall ships leaving. I was hoping to catch a view of the Black Ships this year but my arrival time was off.

It still was a crowded place in Jamestown yesterday as summer is gearing up for it's final month. You can see the ships and boats off the coast. The last picture is the condominiums that were once a hotel along the Atlantic ocean called the Bay View Hotel. 

Isn't the architecture grand? 

Are you savoring the last week of July before August arrives?

A Beach Day During A Heatwave

July 4th week and beaches go together, right? It was a heat wave the past 4 days here and I finally made it to the beach. You can see by the traffic how many others went to the beach as well. I had to show the picture of my sisters friend checking her photos and Facebook - she made her own darkroom with a shirt over her. 

I could not wait to get my toes in the sand. It felt good! 

And what is a beach day without sandcastles? 

I prefer it over the cold April we had or the snowy winter.

Have you been to your local beaches or lakes yet this year?

The Shoreline in RI Now Changed by Sandy

The fence that used to divide the parking lot from the beach

Hard to tell where the beach now starts and ends

East Matunuck Beach - The Parking Lot After Sandy Visited

A much calmer ocean after Sandy at RI coastline

Skips Dock where I've had lunch just a few months prior to Sandy and many spent summers jumping off this dock

A restaurant that was (I believe Jim's Dock)

If you knew this area this beach was 1/2 the size it is now along the dock area

More broken docks along the shoreline

Helicopters could still be seen  all around a week after Sandy hit the coastline of RI

Even this bird seemed in awe of the changing coastline from Sandy

I had a chance of the weekend to visit the shoreline of RI. Some coastal areas were still closed off by the National Guard but I was able to see quite the damage caused by Sandy's storm. It really is something to see for yourself vs. watching on TV. If you view this photo from the arial taken prior to Sandy you will see how the coastline has changed.
You can also see my photos from being on the same dock back in July.
I have so many photos from the coastline from this past weekend that I will have to do another post soon to share the rest from the Point Judith area. 

Do you still see damage from the storm in your area?