Things to Do in June Around Connecticut

I have family coming out to visit me in June.  They have been out here several times before so we always try to find something a little different to do each time.  I put together a  list of things we may do in the CT/RI area this June.  I'll be sure to report back after the visit.

Coventry Farmer's Market

Coventry, CT

They've been cited as New England’s BEST farmers’ market by Yankeee Magazine AND selected as one of USA Today’s “Top 10 great places to shop at a farmers market!”

The Book Barn

Niantic, CT

This store is actually a barn with meandering paths to themed sheds full of books.  I especially love all the friendly cats, goats and beautiful gardens you can sit in and read.  It's no ordinary book shop!

Thimble Island Tours

Stony Creek, CT
Take a narrated boat tour of all the rocky islands and their history in the Long Island Sound.

Watch Hill

Westerly, RI (just over the CT border)
One of my favorite coastal towns with shops, restaurants and beaches.
I've posted some on my favorite beach here and here.

Point Judith, RI
A small cape with a working lighthouse, fisherman's beach and where you can buy lobsters right off the boats as they come in!

Mystic Seaport Museum

Mystic, CT
A museum including a 19th century village and many old ships in seaport you can explore.
Mystic, CT is also a must see town with some great restaurants!  This one is my favorite because it is
 allergy-free!

Pick-Your-Own Strawberries

Lymann Orchards

Middlefield, CT

or

Scott's Yankee Farmer

Old Lyme, CT
June is pick-your-own strawberries season!

I can't wait for summer!
xo
Erin

P.S. Click here to see what we did when my family visited last June
P.P.S. Photos above were taken at the Watch Hill Harbor.

Pumpkin Specatacular

This was our third annual visit to the Pumpkin Spectacular at the Roger Williams Zoo in Providence, RI.  

I forgot how impressive it was with over 5,000 pumpkins before we began walking down the trail.  This year's theme was the various regions of the U.S.A and they blasted the appropriate music for each place you were currently looking at.  Did you know Rhode Island has a song?!

Check it out here.

Anyway, I think the bottom two pumpkins are meant for WI.; a deer and a cow with the word "Cheese" above it.  I didn't find any pumpkin for CT but what would even be on in?  There were many pumpkins for New England of lighthouses and lobsters and such.

If you get a chance to check it out, it's defiantly worth it.

xo

Erin

See our visit two years ago here.

A Beach Hike: Napatree Point

A few weeks ago we went to our favorite beach, Napatree Point, to hike to the end of it.  When we got there a fog rolled in.  We walked for miles with only seeing three people, also walking out, to go fishing.  I've never walked out to the end before (about two miles down) and with barely any visibility in front of me I really had no sense of distance when we were walking.

The beach hike was a total of 4 miles.  I think I would visit this beach every single day if I could.

More hikes in CT:

Lion's Head - Salisbury, CT

Bear Mountain

Bluff Point State Park

Lantern Hill

xo

Erin

Sunsets Are My Fav

And sometimes, against all odds, against all logic, we still hope.

See more sunsets here.

More pictures of this shoot at Blue Glacier Photography and outfit details over at Amanda Louise.

More of this lookout here.

xo

Erin

Weekapaug Lookout

Weekapaug Lookout is probably one of my favorite places to go, especially for sunsets.  It's a lookout; in that you can't swim there because it's packed with boulders and with no parking lot.  You just park in one of the several spots on the street and it is never packed, which is what makes it one of my favorite spots here in New England.  I learned since moving here about six years ago, I know where there are more cool spots then the locals.  I guess if you grow up somewhere you don't explore much.  This is one of those spots the locals have no clue where I'm talking about.

Here is another spot the locals have no clue exists.

More of Weekapaug Lookout:

4th of July

Azul and Glacier visit Weeapaug Lookout

A Day Off

I Can See The Moon: Outfit Post

See Amanda's outfit details at Amanda Louise and more photos from this shoot at Blue Glacier Photography.

xo

Erin

Allergy-Free Restaurant Review: The Malted Barley

Restaurant Name: 

 The Malted Barley

Location: 

 Westerly, Rhode Island

What I ate:

 Gluten free Captain eli's root beer from Maine and a BLT on a gluten free pretzel.  If you have an egg allergy you will need to leave off the aioli.

Cost:  

Pretzel sandwich = $8

Root beer = around $3 or $4.  Not sure we split the check in half.

My Thoughts:

This was my second time at The Malted Barley and I was not disappointed either time.  If you only eat gluten free, you will your choice of any pretzel sandwich.  Since I am also dairy free and egg free I had to be a bit more choosy or I would just have had to ask for some without the cheese and such.  My BLT pretzel sandwich was good.  I would order it again!  Also, the root beer was the best I had ever tasted.  The atmosphere was fun and there was live music setting up as we were leaving.  Overall, if you are in the area, it's defiantly worth a visit!

xo

Erin

*I was not paid to do this review.  My opinions are my own.  I also do not know all the ingredients.  They                                  may contain dairy, egg, soy or another allergen.

Traveling Around New England

My family took the long drive from Wisconsin to Connecticut to visit Ryan and I this last week.  Of course we had to cram in a ton of all things New England on their five day stay.

There was a total of 6 of us traveling around, including 3 small children and we wanted to make sure everyone kept busy.

Our Itinerary:

Day 1: Martha's Vineyard

Day 2: Whale watching off of Cape Cod

Day 3:  Nautilus Museum (Submarine) and Mystic, CT

Day 4:  Point Judith, Fisherman's Beach and the lobster boats in Galilee, RI

Day 5:  Watch Hill, RI and beach day

What a great way to start off the summer season!

xo

Erin