We were waiting at a crosswalk and a car with Ontario plates stopped and waved us through. I waved at him, and he rolled down his window and gave me a "What's up?" gesture. I yelled, "British Columbia! ", and he said, "Great place but it's nice to get away sometimes!", and we all went on our ways.
The last time we were in Newport we went on a tour of its mansions. It left me with an impression of old perfume and ostentatious wealth. This time we left the mansions to others and walked the city. Here we saw old New England buildings of the more traditional kind.
Several people mentioned how glad they were that the temperature had dropped. Hah! To us Icelanders, the warmer the better! We had a lovely lunch on the balcony of our room, watching the sailboats go by ....
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