Colette tour

24/9 breakfast early. Brenda is our guide, lots on coach. Local guide Meredith to Providence, John Brown university, Roger Williams statue, 1st Baptist church in US. she was very good and amusing. to Newport over fantastic bridge. Lobster roll and chowder at Lobster shack on quay side. Did some sketches of harbour views. Only in Rhode Island shop and watched baseball game. To Fort Adams lovely views of bridge and schooner, Dell's lemonade, passed Kennedy and Eisenhower summer houses. Visited the Breakers Vanderbilt's summer mansion, 70 rooms, self guided audio tour good but no taste - platinum walls! Back over the bridge. All of us to Zorro's excellent food and so Many courses Italian pizza, chicken, delicious genoli and ice cream. Actually left some ice cream as had eaten so much! Chatted to Diana from Oklahoma. To Waterfire unique, wood fires are lit on stands in the river basin, boats taking people round and others feeding wood into the flames. Lots of people there and Chinese dancers. Slept well dream about library assistant leaving her baby.